2014 Martin Ray Winery Chardonnay Bald Mountain Vineyard Santa Cruz Mountains
“Cooling and serene, serpentine, with a lemony through-action.”
California
2015 Hatton Daniels Wine Cellars Zweigelt Lodi
“A garden of purple flowers sprinkled with pepper and acid.”
2014 Markus Wine Company Nimmo White Blend Lodi
“White flowers, spiced yellow apple, and diesel.”
2015 Holman Cellars Uncharted Bacchus, Mokelumne Glen Vineyard Lodi
“An apple-y, cider-y varietal Bacchus—from Lodi.”
2013 Emeritus Vineyards Pinot Noir Hallberg Ranch Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
“Like shattered glass exploding in a blazing, bright pink starburst.”
2013 Emeritus Vineyards Pinot Noir Pinot Hill Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County
“High-pitched and exotic, like the song of red birds.”
2014 Inman Family Wines Rosé of Pinot Noir Endless Crush Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
“Like stepping into a glade, at sundown, in springtime.”
2012 Coquerel Family Wine Estates Petite Sirah Walnut Wash Vineyard Calistoga, Napa Valley
“A dark and growling monster.”
2014 Tin Barn Vineyards Syrah Rosé Joon Coryelle Fields Vineyard Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County
“Evocative and beautiful.”
2014 Blending Sessions Chardonnay Sonoma County
“Lavish but not ostentatiously opulent.”
2014 Tenshen White Wine Santa Barbara County
“A big white wine, slick but with bright edges.”
2013 Santa Barbara Winery Chardonnay Santa Barbara County
“Honeydew and Crenshaw melon, with a welcome grapefruit snap.”