2017 Broc Cellars Love White Blend Madera
Supple Rhône-style blend from California
viognier
2013 Ramey Syrah Rodgers Creek Vineyard Sonoma Coast
A profound, and profoundly age-worthy, vineyard designate Syrah from the Sonoma Coast
2014 Ramey Syrah Sonoma Coast
Exceptional value in an Old World style California Syrah
2015 Donelan Venus Roussanne-Viognier Sonoma County
A white wine offering both structure and fruit
2008 Ridge Syrah Lytton Estate Dry Creek Valley
Savory, black-fruited, and ready now
2011 Domaine Mathilde et Yves Gangloff Condrieu
A wine that goes on forever (please, never stop)
2012 Keller Estate Red Blend Rôtie Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County
“A New World hat-tip to the Old…”
2014 Tenshen White Wine Santa Barbara County
“A big white wine, slick but with bright edges.”
I Found My Thrill: Wines of Yves Gangloff
Yves Gangloff’s wines are dazzling and scintillant (the guitar is optional).
Palate Shepherd
Two Shepherds Vineyards may be new, but winemaker William Allen is producing Rhône-style wines with finesse and gravity. Here, an interview with tasting notes.
Zing
Twisted Oak Grenache Blanc “Calaveras County” 2010 13.2% ABV | Price: about $24* This wine is 94% grenache blanc and 6% viognier. Only a…