2021 Il Conte Villa Prandone Aurato Valerio Pecorino
I love Pecorino. It doesn’t get enough play. Here, Il Conte Villa Prandone has vinified it cold, in stainless steel, to preserve the delicate…
Emeritus Vineyards 2019 Pinot Noir from Pinot Hill East and Pinot Hill West
Emeritus bottles two expressions from their estate Pinot Hill vineyard using fruit harvested on each side of the hill. The eastern flank gets morning…
2021 Castel Salle Schiava Bischofsleiten Sudtirol Alto Adige
Fruit for this Schiava bottling was hand harvested and fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel. The wine spent six months in a mix of…
2021 Eugenio Collavini T Friulano Collio
Collavini ferments and ages their Friulano in stainless steel for a fresh, modern style. It’s light gold color with a heady fragrance of peaches,…
Laherte Frères Brut Champagne
Lahert Frères is a négociant in Chavot, France, and their nonvintage brut consists of 60% Meunier, 30% Chardonnay, and 10% Pinot noir, sourced from…
2019 Corison Winery Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena Napa Valley
Cathy Corison’s 2019 Napa Valley Cabernet, just released, is deep, brilliant ruby-purple and, as with all of of her wines, is highly perfumed, scented…
2021 Inman Family Wines Chardonnay Pratt Vine Hill Russian River Valley Sonoma County
The Pratt Vine Hill Chardonnay bottling is a mix of clones grown in sandy Goldridge soils. The vineyard is certified sustainable. The grapes were…
2019 Inman Family Wines Pinot Noir Olivet Grange Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County
Fruit for Kathleen Inman’s estate Pinot is farmed organically. The grapes were harvested at night, mostly de-stemmed, and fermented with ambient cultures in a…
2018 Gaja Ca’ Marcanda Magari Bolgheri
Gaja’s Magari Super Tuscan is 60 percent Cabernet Franc, 30 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10 percent Petit Verdot. It has a fresh ruby color…
2019 Gorka Izagirre Zura 42 Bizkaiko Txakolina DO
Zura is a varietal Hondarribi Zuri, but unlike the winery’s G22 bottling, this one is fermented in French oak vats. The wine is aged…
2020 Tablas Creek Vineyard Mourvèdre Adelaida District Paso Robles
This is the 17th bottling of Tablas Creek’s varietal Mourvèdre, the fruit grown organically and biodynamically on the winery’s estate vineyard. About 140 cases…
2020 Gorka Izagirre G22 Bizkaiko Txakolina DO
Gorka Izagirre’s G22 bottling is 100 percent Hondarribi Zuri, one of the Basque region’s native grapes. The clusters were de-stemmed but the berries were…