2018 Birichino Chenin Blanc Old Vines Jurassic Park Vineyard Santa Ynez Valley
This old-vine wine hails from a vineyard Birichino winemakers John Locke and Alex Krause describe as a dinosaur boneyard. The pair ferments the grapes…
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2018 Birichino Old Vine Cinsault Bechthold Vineyard Mokelumne River Lodi
Plummy, elegant old-vine Cinsault
The Hilt Estate 2018 Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
A pair of wines from Sta. Rita Hills
2017 Domaine Carneros Estate Pinot Noir Carneros
Friendly, plummy Pinot noir
2017 Mi Sueño Chardonnay Carneros Napa Valley
Lavish but lemony Chardonnay
2017 Benziger Reserve Chardonnay Los Carneros
Organically grown Chardonnay from Sonoma
2019 Clos du Val Sauvignon Blanc Estate Yountville Napa Valley
Crackly, green-fruited Sauvignon blanc
2019 Birichino Cinsault Pétillant Naturel Bechthold Vineyard Mokelumne River Lodi
Very old-vine Cinsault earns a bit of sparkle
2017 Clos du Val Estate Pinot Noir Carneros Napa Valley
Pinot with a kick of spice
2018 Priest Ranch Grenache Blanc Napa Valley
Autumnal white from Napa Valley
2017 Newton Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
Woodsy Cabernet from good Napa districts
2018 Arnot-Roberts Gamay Noir El Dorado
Arnot-Roberts sources its Gamay from two high elevation vineyards anchored in granite — the same bedrock of Gamay’s native Beaujolais. The wine’s robe is…