Vermentino can make gorgeous wine. It is finding suitable homes around the globe, from its native Italy to southern...
Owen Roe, Columbia Valley (Washington) Syrah 2019
“From Shadows” was intended as a one-time bottling to show off a fire affected vintage and the smoky character...
Bright Angel, Yountville, Napa Valley (California) Sauvignon Blanc 2018
I love the direction that California Sauvignon Blanc is headed these days. After a brief flirtation with styles...
Michael David Winery, Lodi (California) Syrah 2018
There is a lot of sexy Syrah character in this nicely priced offering, with blueberry, fig, mocha, meaty and tarry notes...
Vino Noceto, Shenandoah Valley (Sierra Foothills, California) Aglianico 2016
Aglianico makes terrific bold red wine in southern Italy, and, as it turns out, in the Sierra Foothills. Winemaker...
In Vino Veritas – A Useful Allegory in the Age of the Big Lie
In wine, there is truth. I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that truth is a pretty hot commodity right...
Vino Noceto, Shenandoah Valley (Sierra Foothills, California) Sangiovese 2017
Not too many wines get the “Wow” in my handwritten notes during site visits, so I know when I go back to flesh...
Vino Noceto, Shenandoah Valley (Sierra Foothills, California) Sangiovese 2014
The AX-1 project at Noceto is all about making a Sangiovese that can rival the best Brunello and Chianti Classico Riserva...
Vino Noceto, Shenandoah Valley (Sierra Foothills, California) Barbera 2016
Winemaker Rusty Folena has been sourcing this vineyard for some time now, and he knows how to draw the nuance out of the...
Newsome Harlow, Calaveras County (California) 2018
This bottling leans more into the “Cali style” profile for a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and...
Newsome Harlow, Sierra Foothills (California) Zinfandel 2018
It’s not terribly often that I can read the newspaper through a glass of foothills Zinfandel. This is the rare...
Newsome Harlow, Calaveras County (California) Zinfandel 2018
This wine is sourced from the Holleman Vineyard near San Andreas California, which lies a few miles northwest of Murphys...