2006 Ridge Petite Sirah Dynamite Hill Spring Mountain
Petite Sirah in its drinking window (at last)
Wine Reviews
2017 Limerick Lane Rosé Russian River Valley
Serious, savory, and refreshing rosé
2014 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon Sunbasket Vineyard St. Helena Napa Valley
Floral, limpid, single-vineyard Cabernet
2015 Brooks Sparkling Riesling Willamette Valley
Sparkling wine with a craquelure of citrus and salt
Some Lessons on Beauty and Terroir
Arguments and revelations, courtesy of Müller-Catoir’s luminous Rieslings.
2016 Fields Family Wines Syrah Whole Cluster Mokelumne River Lodi
A mix of bright and dark in a whole-cluster Syrah
2016 Fields Family Wines Grenache Blanc Delu Vineyard Alta Mesa Lodi
Grenache Blanc of surprising nerve and freshness
2016 Massican Gaspare Bianco Friuli Colli Orientali
A collaboration between Californian and Friulian winemakers
2016 Dry Creek Vineyard Chardonnay DCV Estate Block 10 Russian River Valley
Substantial, but lifted by acid and herbs
2016 FEL Chardonnay Anderson Valley
Light-textured Chardonnay sparkled with herbs
1998 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Old-vine Châteauneuf, drinking beautifully twenty years out
2013 Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
Expertly crafted and age-worthy Napa Cabernet