Forget about the Lambert Bridge wines of 15 years ago, which were competent yet unexciting. Embrace the new Lambert...
Frog’s Leap, Rutherford (Napa Valley, California) Merlot 2011
The winery’s top-tier Merlot (there is a lower-priced Napa Valley version that is also quite good) is produced from mostly...
St. Francis Winery & Vineyard, Sonoma County (California) 2011
Here is a remarkable value in old-vine Zin, made from vineyards ranging in age from 55 to 100 years old. It has...
En Route, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2012
From the Far Niente folks in Napa Valley comes this rich, suave Pinot with vivid boysenberry and black raspberry flavors, a...
Cedarville Vineyard, El Dorado (California) Grenache 2010
I’ve followed Jonathan Lachs and Susan Marks’ work at their estate Cedarville Vineyard in the Sierra Foothills for...
Tablas Creek Vineyard, Paso Robles (California) 2012
The Patelin blended wines -- this red and a white -- from Tablas Creek are made from grapes grown in several non-estate...
Champ de Reves, Anderson Valley (Mendocino County, California) Pinot Noir 2011
This wine comes from Jackson Family Wines’ Boone Ridge Vineyard, planted in 2006. It’s full-bodied and rich,...
Masut Vineyard & Winery, Mendocino County (California) Pinot Noir 2012
Brothers Jacob and Benjamin Fetzer, scions of the famous Fetzer winemaking family of Mendocino County, specialize in Pinot Noir,...
Bogle Vineyards, California (United States) Merlot 2011
Bogle, located in Clarksburg, California, continues its successful run of value-priced California wines with this Merlot. ...
Morgan Winery, Santa Lucia Highlands (California) Syrah 2011
Dan Lee’s Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs from Monterey County’s Santa Lucia Highlands are renowned, yet his...
Bogle Vineards, California (United States) 2010
Old-vine Zinfandel mixes with Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah in this juicy, spicy wine. It offers brambly wild...
Lee Family Farm, Arroyo Seco (Monterey County, California) Tempranillo 2012
Dan Lee of Morgan Winery in Salinas/Santa Lucia Highlands is a stellar producer of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah, yet also...