2020 Troon Vineyard Vermentino Applegate Valley
Troon’s Vermentino, grown in their estate Kubli Bench Vineyard, is farmed organically, biodynamically, and following regenerative agriculture practices. After pressing, the fruit ferments with…
Wine Reviews
2017 Clos des Fous Pour Ma Gueule Red Blend Itata
Winemakers (and friends) Pedro Parra, François Massoc, Paco Leyton, and Albert Cussen feature prominently on this wine’s label. Pour Ma Gueule means, basically, “for…
2019 Schlossmühlenhof Müller-Thurgau Trocken Boden Funk
More interesting than most Müller-Thurgau
2017 Ravines Dry Riesling Finger Lakes
Crackly, lemon-fruited Riesling from the Finger Lakes
2018 Ravines Gewürztraminer Finger Lakes
Floral, spicy, on-point
2019 Pax Mahle Wines Mission Somer’s Vineyard Lodi
One hundred and twenty years old. Let that sink in.
2019 Malvirà Renesio Roero Arneis
A quiet, silken Arneis with a spine of salt
2009 Malvirà S.S. Trinità Riserva Roero
Malvirà’s 2009 Nebbiolo has evolved beautifully but retains its freshness and vibrancy
2011 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Vaulorent Premier Cru
Brocard’s 2011 Premier Cru Chablis from Vaulorent has acquired a luxurious patina of age
Pierre Sparr Brut Rosé Crémant d’Alsace
Sparr’s rosé crémant is 100 percent Pinot noir grown in a gallimaufry of soils. The fruit is hand harvested, whole cluster pressed, and fermented,…
2020 Troon Vineyard Kubli Bench Amber Applegate Valley
Troon’s biodynamic orange wine is a blend of about two-thirds Riesling balanced by Vermentino and a splash of Viognier. The grapes spend about three…
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…