Carignan doesn’t make a stand-alone wine very often outside of the south of France, so commercially it’s a bit...
The Vineyard House, Oakville, Napa Valley (California) Chardonnay 2016
While the 2016 vintage is leaner than the beautiful 2015 Chardonnay from The Vineyard House, the difference in age could...
Landmark, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2016
The 2016 Hop Kiln Estate Pinot from Landmark exhibits the classic weight and depth of a Russian River Valley Pinot Noir,...
Groth Vineyards & Winery, Oakville, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
This was an excellent vintage throughout the Napa Valley, especially in the Oakville district. The Groth Cabernet is...
Spottswoode, Napa County / Sonoma County (California) Sauvignon Blanc 2017
This is the aristocracy of domestic Sauvignon Blanc, a Sauvignon so fine that price is no deterrent. In fact,...
Scheid Vineyards, Monterey (California) Chardonnay 2017
Fresh and clean, the 2017 Scheid estate Chardonnay shows fresh, pure notes of apple and pear with minimal influence from...
Domaine de Bila-Haut, Cotes du Roussillon Villages (Latour de France) 2016
Michel Chapoutier, famous for his wines from the Rhone Valley of France, produces Bila-Haut and manages to transfer his...
ZD Wines, California (United States) Chardonnay 2017
This winery has a long history of sourcing grapes from afar to craft exquisite Chardonnay using the somewhat generic...
Karolyi Estate, Pannon (Hungary) Gruner Veltliner 2017
If the Karolyi Estate is indicative of Hungarian Gruner in general, the Hungarian version would seem to be leaner than...
Merry Edwards, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Merry’s Sauvignon is arguably one of the two finest Sauvignon Blancs made in America (Spottswoode being the other)...
All That Sparkles
Chances are good that sometime over the next month or so someone will put a glass of bubbly in your hand and offer up a...
Casa Relvas, Alentejano (Portugal) 2015
This blend includes two grapes prominent in the production of Port wine -- Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca -- with a...