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Musicals, Service and Joy (and Wine)
You no doubt know many of the clichés that surround our beverage of choice – things like “In Vino...
It’s Just Wine. Or Is It?
I love reading writing about wine – and since wine has become a job of sorts over the years (I have a questionable habit...
Castello di Amorosa, Napa Valley (California) Merlot 2018
Dario Sattui’s “other project” at the northern end of Napa Valley seems to have a strategy of building...
Vitica, South Coast (California) Carménère 2022
I wasn’t aware that this grape variety was hanging around here in my neck of the woods. Best known today as...
Decoy, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2021
Here is a wine that crushed some head-to-head competition in my blind tasting group, taking six out of nine first place...
Cherry Pie, Carneros (Napa Valley, California) Pinot Noir 2021
Ah… branding. There’s no marketplace like the American marketplace, where a simple word or phrase can...
Cherry Pie, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2021
The energetic march of the 2021 vintage continues its momentum in this, one of a handful of vineyard designated wines from...
Acumen, Sonoma County (California) Sauvignon Blanc 2022
It seems I’m on a streak of appreciation for this wine over the last five vintages, and I am happy to add another...
Argyle Winery, Willamette Valley (Oregon) Pinot Noir 2021
Winemaker Nate Klostermann opts for very minimal oak here, utilizing stainless steel for 80% of the cuvée, and just...
Cherry Pie, Los Carneros (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2021
“Zee stinky, dirty Pinot Noir” (said with comic French accent) is what the nose is all about here, and it...
Goldeneye, Anderson Valley (Mendocino County, California) Pinot Noir 2021
This Anderson Valley Pinot Noir is the introductory bottling in the Goldeneye line, and it is one that many producers...