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,…
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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,…
Boedecker Cellars Grigio & Arancia Spritzer
Boedecker winemaker-owners Stewart Boedecker and Athena Pappas wanted a convenient adult beverage to pack along on picnics or visits to the beach. Having found…
2019 Ciavolich Fosso Cancelli Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo
Ciavolich’s Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo is hand-harvested, de-stemmed, crushed, and given 24 to 36 hours of maceration to earn color. Winemaking, with ambient cultures, follows the…
Gosset to Ring in the New Year
On a sweeping tour of France in 2017, I had the good chance to visit Gosset at their gracious facility in Épernay, tasting their…
2019 Big Table Farm Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
At Big Table Farm, a 70-acre property in the Willamette Valley, Brian Marcy and Clare Carver raise vegetables, goats, pigs, cows, chickens, bees, and…
2020 Medici Ermete Concerto Reggiano Lambrusco
Medici Ermete’s 2020 vineyard-designate Lambrusco is grown organically in the Tenuta la Rampata vineyard. The wine is 100 percent Lambrusco Salamino, and fermentation is…
NV Berlucchi Rosé ’61 Franciacorta
In 1961, friends Guido Berlucchi, Franco Zillani, and Giorgio Lanciani decided to launch a sparkling wine project: Franciacorta. This wine, a nonvintage rosé sparkler,…