The Ribera del Duero wine region of Spain looks like the plain where the rain falls in Spain from the Lerner & Loewe...
Alpha Omega, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Robin Baggett got into the wine business with Tolosa Winery in southern California’s Edna Valley AVA. ...
Crossbarn, Sonoma Coast (California) Pinot Noir 2018
From grapes sourced from the western side of the Sonoma Coast, closer to the marine influence of the Pacific, this is an...
Vilafonté: Partnership in South African Excellence
Vilafonté is the name of a South African wine created by Zelma Long, Dr. Phil Freese of California and Michael Ratcliff...
Ramey, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2016
David Ramey interned at Ets. Jean-Pierre Moueix in France after completing his graduate enology studies at U. C. Davis in...
Good Harbor Vineyards, Leelanau Peninsula (Michigan) Unoaked Chardonnay 2018
It may be a surprise to many people that wines are produced in Michigan. Actually, wine grapes have been grown in...
Bodegas Portia, Rueda DO (Castilla y León, Spain) Verdejo 2019
I love the Verdejo-based wines from Rueda. They are incredibly versatile at the table and you can’t beat them...
Handley Cellars, Anderson Valley (California) Gewurztraminer 2018
Milla Handley believed in Anderson Valley in Mendocino County before most of us had even heard of it. Her winery was...
Zeitgeist Cellars, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Trousseau Gris 2018
I think the first time I tasted a wine made from the Trousseau Gris grape was in the mid-1990’s. For a few...
Tablas Creek Vineyard, Paso Robles (Central Coast, California) 2017
Tablas Creek Vineyard is a collaboration established some years ago between the winemaking Perrin family of the...
Shaw + Smith, Adelaide Hills (South Australia) Pinot Noir 2017
The Shaw + Smith winery is owned and managed by cousins Michael Hill Smith, MW and Martin Shaw who founded the winery in...
Yves Cuilleron, Collines Rhodaniennes IGP (Rhône Valley, France) Viognier 2018
The Cuilleron family has been making wines in the hills of the northern Rhône Valley for three generations. ...