The Curiosity of C.V.N.E. Monopole Clásico
C.V.N.E.’s historic Monopole Clásico is a mercurial white wine touched with Manzanilla sherry
White Wines
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…
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 Malvirà Renesio Roero Arneis
A quiet, silken Arneis with a spine of salt
2011 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Vaulorent Premier Cru
Brocard’s 2011 Premier Cru Chablis from Vaulorent has acquired a luxurious patina of age
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…
2019 Salomon Undhof Grüner Veltliner Wieden Kremstal
Salomon Undhof’s Grüner is straw yellow color, very faint, with clear rim and a perfume of apple blossom, white peach, and cut grass. It’s…
Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve Champagne
What a year it’s been! But this particular evening I had something to celebrate, having received my second vaccine dose and, after a few…
2019 La Mesma Indi Gavi
La Mesma’s Gavi “Indi” is pale straw yellow with a straightforward fragrance of citrus pith and laurel. The palate is linear and slightly bitter,…