If there is one grape variety that seems to flourish considerably better in one terroir than any other, it is Viognier in...
Goosecross, Napa Valley (California) Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Napa Valley Sauvignon Blancs – especially those from the lower valley and the eastern mountains – keep getting...
Odette, Napa Valley (California) Chardonnay 2021
To write a description of this wine is to perhaps make it sound like the stereotypical oaky Napa Chardonnay – yet it...
‘G’ – A Chardonnay Grows in Bordeaux
People who own wineries love to talk glowingly about their vineyards and the wonderful capabilities of their terroirs. While...
Cave Ridge Vineyard, Shenandoah Valley (Virginia) 2019
Cave Ridge Vinyard's Fossil Hill Reserve is a Cabernet Franc-led (60%) Bordeaux blend. It has warm dark fruit...
Precision Wine Company, California (United States) Cabernet Franc 2022
Octopoda Cabernet Franc is a simple, full-flavored weekday wine – very pleasant drinking with muddled red berry...
Syncline Winery, Columbia Valley (Washington) 2021
This is an enjoyable Syrah-Grenache-Mourvedre blend with fragrant raspberry flavors – both red and black –...
Montes, Valle de Colchagua (Chile) Syrah and Grenache 2023
Montes has through the years been a brand which can be depended upon to make enjoyable, sound wines – no matter the...
Arkenstone, Howell Mountain – Napa Valley (California) Sauvignon Blanc 2018
This lovely wine, with a splash of Semillon joining the Sauvignon, spent 11 months sur lie in concrete eggs and mixed oak...
Ink Grade, Howell Mountain – Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
The Ink Grade vineyard, on the Pope Valley side of the Howell Mountain AVA, was owned by Heitz as a source of blending...
Talley Vineyards, San Luis Obispo Coast (Central Coast, California) Pinot Noir 2022
Talley has been making Burgundy varietals for years, but in recent vintages it seems to have lost a little of its gravitas...
Castello di Gabbiano, Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2020
Castello di Gabbiano's 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva is perhaps a bit more enjoyable than the current, pricier Gran...