Another year has flown by, and thankfully some actual flying was involved in 2022, which allowed the never-ending quest for...
Lightpost Winery, San Luis Obispo County (California) 2019
Winemaker Christian Roguenant sources Spanish Springs Vineyard (a favorite of his and of mine) for this Chardonnay-based...
Ravines, Finger Lakes (New York) Riesling 2018
The fruit for this wine came in with botrytis from the Argetsinger Vineyard, and the resulting wine is an experiment that...
Sella & Mosca, Alghero Torbato DOC (Sardinia, Italy) 2018
No – I had never heard of this grape variety either. Torbato is thought to have arrived in the northwest...
Simonsig, Western Cape (South Africa) 2020
A very dry sparkler that spent extra time on the yeast prior to disgorgement, lending a nice toasty character to the mix...
Trump Winery, Monticello (Virginia) 2017
This wine finished at the top of a blind tasting of sixteen sparklers, garnering the most first place votes from combined...
GebrĂĽder Simon, Mosel (Germany) Riesling 2019
My favorite recent find is this beautiful Riesling, sourced from the Urziger Würzgarten and Erdener Treppchen...
Noceto, Shenandoah Valley (Sierra Foothills, California) Aglianico 2017
If you haven’t ventured past winemaker Rusty Folena’s exquisite Sangiovese line, you will want to make sure...
Sella & Mosca, Alghero DOC (Sardinia, Italy) Vermentino di Sardegna 2021
The “Cala Reale” bottling is a level up from the “La Cala” bottling from this producer offered at...
Sella & Mosca, Vermentino di Gallura DOCG (Sardinia, Italy) Vermentino 2021
Vermentino di Gallura is Sardegna’s only DOCG at present, and its granite soils make for a very different expression...
Alvaro Palacios, Priorat (Catalonia, Spain) 2020
Give this seductive wine a long decant if you decide to drink in the next year or two – it is rather tightly wound...
Anthony Road, Finger Lakes (New York) Vignoles 2019
Vignoles is a high acid, high sugar grape, and to me has a slightly fishy edge that serves as a calling card -- not in an...