Louis M. Martini's 2021 Cabernet reminds me of the way that Napa Valley Cabernets tasted in the 1980s before they got...
Rombauer Vineyards, California (United States) Zinfandel 2021
This is the kind of Zinfandel that people like myself with gray hair remember from the old days. While Ridge was...
Etude, Carneros (California) Pinot Noir 2020
Etude wines to me always seem to deliver even more than the price tag promises. California produces so many...
AXA Millésimes: ‘In Good Hands’ Winery Owners
Can you imagine State Farm purchasing the Robert Mondavi winery? Who wouldn’t want to be their good neighbor? Or the...
San Felice, Toscana Rosso IGT (Tuscany, Italy) 2020
An interesting Toscana IGT blend with Pugnitello as the lead grape and almost equal amounts of Merlot and Cabernet...
Pazo de Lusco, Rías Baixas (Spain) Albariño 2023
I am probably rating this lees-aged Albariño higher than my colleagues, but I find it is both delicious and...
Beringer Vineyards, Knights Valley – Sonoma County (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
An old reliable from Sonoma County that tastes more like Napa Valley – although not priced that way –...
Seghesio Family Vineyards, Dry Creek Valley (Sonoma County, California) Zinfandel 2022
Seghesio's Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel from the Cortina Vineyard is a mellow wine with harmonious red fruit flavors mixed...
Dr. Konstantin Frank, Finger Lakes (New York) Saperavi 2021
Eastern wine growers have had a great time being able to sort through various grape varieties from around the world that...
Beronia, Rueda (Castilla y León, Spain) Verdejo 2023
The first time I visited Spain’s Rioja region over 20 years ago, Rueda was just getting a foothold in the American...
J Vineyards & Winery, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2022
Regardless of who owns this brand, I have always thought of the Russian River Pinot Noirs as the quintessential Sonoma...
Moone-Tsai, Sta. Rita Hills (Santa Barbara County, California) Pinot Noir 2022
Outside of Napa Valley, the first full-bodied Pinot Noirs I tasted were from Sancerre – definitely Pinot flavors,...