Roar's many vineyard-specific Pinots tend to emphasize rich, ripe fruit flavors and the 2011 from Sierra Mar Vineyard in the...
Roar, Santa Lucia Highlands (Monterey County, California) Pinot Noir 2011
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Robert Whitley
Thanksgiving Options Wide Open
The beauty of the Thanksgiving feast from the perspective of the wine enthusiast is versatility. The traditional...
Buglioni, Il Recioto Della Valpolicella Classico DOC (Veneto, Italy) 2008
Italy is best known for its profound, long-lived red wines, and it boasts a growing reputation for intriguing whites and...
Bonny Doon Vineyard, California (United States) 2010
This is a somewhat rustic wine from Bonny Doon, offering up earthy aromas and ripe black fruits, with somewhat chewy tannins and...
Bonny Doon Vineyard, Edna Valley (California) Syrah 2010
This is precisely the sort of red wine I prefer to serve at a holiday feast for family and friends. It's light on the alcohol...
Robert Craig, Mount Veeder (Napa Valley) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
This vintage of Robert Craig's Mount Veeder Cabernet is a perfect example of the richness and depth Cab can achieve in this...
Louis M. Martini, Alexander Valley (Sonoma County) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
This ultra-smooth Cabernet Sauvignon from Martini shows well even at this early stage of development, exhibiting layered aromas...
Wines for the Ages
I was invited on a recent Saturday night to join my friend and colleague Jeremy Parzen for dinner at a wine savvy local...
Grgich Hills Estate, Napa Valley (California) Merlot 2009
The current vintage of Grgich Merlot is a yet another example of how this remarkable winery has succeeded while going against...
Joseph Drouhin, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru (Burgundy, France) 2010
When I first tasted the 2010 vintage from barrel I was impressed with the structure and elegance of the vast majority of...
The Winter Wine
It was a chilly autumn night as I sat in front of a crackling fire sipping a glass of Champagne while savoring the comforting...
Bonny Doon Vineyard, Central Coast (California) Grenache 2012
Technically the 2012 vintage of Clos de Gilroy is a Grenach-Syrah-Mourvedre (GSM in the lingo of the wine trade) blend, but with...