2017 Sutro Merlot Warnecke Ranch Alexander Valley
Forthright, red-fruited Merlot
merlot
2019 Hound’s Tree Estate Rosé North Fork
Snappy rosé from Long Island
2016 Sutro Merlot Warnecke Ranch Alexander Valley
Finely detailed Alexander Valley Merlot
2015 Château de Marchesseau Lalande-de-Pomerol
Weeknight Right Bank wine
2016 Anton Bauer Rosé Feuersbrunn Wagram
A generous rosé of native Zweigelt plus Syrah and Merlot
Blending: A Rumination, Prompted by The Discussion
Blending is about more than attaining equilibrium
2005 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Red Wine Howell Mountain
Mature, but still evolving
2013 Figgins Estate Red Wine Walla Walla Valley
A high-toned red blend grown at elevation
Figgins Estate, Walla Walla Valley
Winemaker Chris Figgins crafts a blend of Bordeaux grapes washed by mountain air
2013 Y. Rousseau Merlot Pépé Cavedale Vineyard Moon Mountain District Sonoma County
Youthful Merlot grown at high elevation
2014 Son of a Butcher Red Wine California
Homage to French ancestry, warmed by West Coast sun
Château Biac: Pour Vivre Heureux
Youmna and Tony Asseily are breathing new life into an historic Bordeaux vineyard.