This is a fine Pinot Noir – particularly at this price point. It delivers cherry and strawberry alongside...
Mettler Family Vineyards, Lodi (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Mettler continues to pull back this bottling from its bombastic style of past vintages, and I’m a fan of the new...
LaZarre Wines, Paso Robles (California) Merlot 2017
This might be the best wine that Adam LaZarre makes, and that’s saying something. No...
Navarro Vineyards, Mendocino County (California) Barbera 2018
I can’t say enough good things about this producer! Barbera is a grape variety that’s not at the...
Neely Wine, Santa Cruz Mountains (California) Pinot Noir 2017
Structure for aging is the calling card here, with layered cherry, strawberry and rhubarb carried on firm acidity, gentle...
ZD Wines, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
2016 is turning out to be an amazing vintage for Cabernet Sauvignon in California, and this wine joins a pair of wines...
Due Ragazze Vineyards, El Dorado County (California) 2017
This is a delicious blend that shows the light side of its main component, Petite Sirah, with aromas and flavors of...
Volcan Mountain Winery, Temecula Valley (Riverside County, California) Barbera 2017
Barbera is turning out to be a real player in southern California, where coastal breezes combine with warm valleys and...
Highland Valley Vineyards, San Diego County (California) Barbera 2017
A beautifully realized New World Barbera, showing full throttle black cherry, generous and well managed oak spice, supple...
Red Soles Winery, Paso Robles, Willow Creek District (California) 2017
A bold blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah that succeeds by embracing the tannic structure of both varieties and Paso...
Volcan Mountain Winery, San Diego County (California) Carignan 2017
I’m glad to see more of this variety standing alone on front labels in California. Carignan is a wonderful...
J. Lohr, Arroyo Seco (Monterey County, California) Sauvignon Blanc 2019
I am sure I’ve written about this wine every vintage since its inception. Whether the wine I’ve tasted has...