Laherte Frères Brut Champagne
Lahert Frères is a négociant in Chavot, France, and their nonvintage brut consists of 60% Meunier, 30% Chardonnay, and 10% Pinot noir, sourced from…
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2019 Hawk and Horse Vineyards Sparkling Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé Red Hills Lake County
This vintage traditional method rosé from Hawk and Horse uses biodynamically farmed Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is the color of pink tourmaline and animated…
2019 Brooks Winery Dry Sparkling Muscat Terue Eola-Amity Hills
This is a dry, traditional method sparkling wine made from Muscat, a mix of orange and early clones. The fruit was direct pressed and…
2012 Henriot Champagne
Henriot’s 2012 vintage wine is a little more than half Chardonnay and a little less than half Pinot noir. The grapes are from premier…
2018 Brick & Mortar Pinot Noir Cougar Rock Vineyard Napa Valley
Cougar Rock Vineyard straddles 1,450 to 1,800 feet of elevation in the Vaca Mountains, east of Yountville. The Pinot for this wine was harvested…
2020 RAS Wines Arkadia Sparkling Blueberry Wine Maine
If two recent reviews prompted disclosure about the affinities of friendship, this wine prompts disclosure about the affinities of terroir. I was born and…
2021 Joseph-Jibril Carbonic Pinot Noir Marshall Ranch Sonoma Coast
As I mentioned in my review of the Joseph-Jibril rosé, I can’t be fully objective about this wine, having met one of the winemakers,…
2021 Troon Vineyard Piquette Méthode Ancestrale Applegate Valley
Piquette is normally made by adding water to the press cake, consisting mostly of grape skin and seeds, that remains after a red wine…
NV Noël Bazin L’unanime Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne
The assemblage comprises half vintage 2017 and half solera, all Chardonnay (naturally). The body offers a minuscule bead and sherried aromas, profoundly nutty with…
NV Bardoux Père et Fils Brut Traditionnel Champagne
The Bardoux family have been growers in the hamlet of Villedommage since 1684. In 1929, the family established their own marque. Since 1973, the…
2020 Troon Vineyard White Blend Côtes du Kubli Cowhorn Vineyard Applegate Valley
Troon’s Rhône-style white blend is 55 percent Roussanne, 25 percent Marsanne, and 20 Viognier, organically and biodynamically grown in their estate Cowhorn vineyard. It’s…
2020 Troon Vineyard Kubli Bench Estate Vermentino Applegate Valley
Troon draws inspiration for their Vermentino from the wines of Corsica and Sardegna. The fruit is organically and biodynamically grown in their estate vineyard,…