This Italian native looks to have found a home just around the corner from my own home in north San Diego County according...
Hocking Hills Winery, Ohio (United States) Pinot Noir 2021
I will be the first to admit that my experience with Ohio Pinot Noir is limited. In fact, it’s limited to this...
Migration, South Coast (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2021
Though this label offers several single vineyard bottlings in each vintage, I find that I often prefer the...
Opolo Vineyards, Paso Robles (Central Coast, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
This is a nicely reined-in, fruit-driven Cabernet, one where the blackberry and cassis aromas lead you to expect a...
Makers’ Marks: The 15th Annual Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition Platinum Award Winners
As the director of several major wine competitions, I find it endlessly interesting to taste and review the variety of wines...
Eberle Winery, Paso Robles (Central Coast, California) Syrah 2021
Gary Eberle’s relationship with Howard Steinbeck goes all the way back to the very beginnings of wine in Paso Robles...
Ledson Winery & Vineyards, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Wines like this seem to beg for adjectives outside the regular descriptors in order to really convey what’s going on...
Lorimar Vineyards & Winery, California (United States) Malbec 2019
There was a time when “California” was the only designation that a wine from the Golden State could legally...
Padrino Viengracia, Spain () Tempranillo 2021
Padrino Viengracia's Tempranillo doesn’t give any clues as to the specific origin within Spain, which is unusual for...
Presque Isle Wine Cellars, Lake Erie (New York) Grüner Veltliner 2022
A ripe, fresh sliced nectarine vibe gets you salivating when you get a glass of this anywhere near your nose, to the point...
Sassoferrato, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Vermentino 2022
I haven’t seen a bottling of Vermentino from the northern reaches of California until this one by Sassoferrato from...
Weelderige Velde, Paarl (South Africa) Chenin Blanc 2022
There is some very serious Chenin Blanc in South Africa, where the grape can rise to heights well above California or even...