Massican’s Four 2020s
Massican’s four whites are, as always, a harmonious chorus
Massican’s four whites are, as always, a harmonious chorus
Cathy Corison’s wines are vintage-expressive; a vertical tasting reveals more about the temperament of the season than that of the winemaker. I always find…
Frank Family sources the Chardonnay for this bottling from a range of estates in cool-climate Carneros. The wine was barrel fermented and aged for…
Gallica’s rosé is blend of organically grown Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah. The vines are old, planted in 1953 and 1990. The wine is…
One hundred and twenty years old. Let that sink in.
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…
Plummy, elegant old-vine Cinsault
Centralas sources fruit for its rosé from a certified biodynamic vineyard. The wine is a fifty-fifty blend of Grenache and Syrah that ferments with…
A pair of wines from Sta. Rita Hills
Domaine Carneros founding winemaker Eileen Crane recently retired after thirty years at the helm, handing the reins to another experienced wine maker and executive,…
Friendly, plummy Pinot noir
Lavish but lemony Chardonnay