I love a wine that is well-made and delicious but falls outside the boundaries of expectations, here a Napa Valley...
Adaptation, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
A true profile of Napa Valley terroirs, the grapes come from PlumpJack’s other Napa estates – CADE, PlumpJack...
Haynes Vineyard, Coombsville – Napa Valley (California) Chardonnay 2021
Decant this Chardonnay well in advance – if you don’t, you may note an odd bubble of fruitiness that floats...
Stony Hill, Spring Mountain District – Napa Valley (California) 2021
Stony Hill's Spring Mountain Chardonnay is a wine that straddles the boundaries of having Burgundy-like structure but yet...
Davis Bynum, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2021
A legacy brand if no longer a legacy producer, Bynum remains a middle-of-the road label which produces good but not...
Catena, Vista Flores (Mendoza, Argentina) Malbec 2021
Even though this wine is value-priced, and even though we can be sympathetic with the horrible inflation Argentina is...
Three Sticks Wines, Sonoma Mountain (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2021
Three Sticks 2021 One Sky Vineyard Pinot Noir is a very enjoyable and very rich without being ponderous – moderate...
Climate Change Coping: Will Barolo & Barbaresco Plant Their Northern Slopes?
Sometimes the simplest solution may also be turn out to be the most difficult. And maybe not even the best one. With global...
Pasqua, Amarone della Valpolicella (Veneto, Italy) 2018
Famiglia Pasqua's 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella has warm dark fruit and oak aromas, but with a surprising lilt of lively...
Lithology, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Just an outstanding wine with rich, deep flavors of cassis and blackberries, smoothly textured and very linear with lots...
Natura, Chile (South America) Sauvignon Blanc 2022
No matter how much we like the idea of wines from organic grapes, the wines often come out of the bottle anemic in fruit...
Massolino, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) Nebbiolo 2019
From a Seralunga family winery with over 125 years of experience in the region, this is a delightful cru, light and...