2018 Birichino Old Vine Cinsault Bechthold Vineyard Mokelumne River Lodi
Plummy, elegant old-vine Cinsault
Red Wines
2019 Ellison Estate Vineyard Marquette Regeneration 5 Pétillant-Naturel Vermont
A red pét-nat from Vermont, great with charcuterie
2017 Eyrie Vineyards Trousseau Dundee Hills
Shimmery, piquant Trousseau noir from the Willamette Valley
2017 Donnafugata Floramundi Cerasuolo di Vittoria
Donnafugata’s Floramundi is a blend of Frappato and Nero d’Avola grown in sandy, calcarious tuff. The 2017 vintage was warm and early, so the…
2017 Ravines Pinot Noir Finger Lakes
Rosy, food-friendly Pinot
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 Clos du Val Estate Pinot Noir Carneros Napa Valley
Pinot with a kick of spice
2017 Newton Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
Woodsy Cabernet from good Napa districts
2018 Yalumba Bush Vine Grenache Barossa
Light-textured Grenache with herbal notes
Tenuta Sette Cieli: 2016 Indaco and Scipio
Tasting two Toscana IGT grown near Bolgheri, on the Mediterranean coast
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…