If the abbreviation “GST” is new to you, you’re not alone, as this is the first time I’ve seen it...
Bella Luna Estate Winery, Templeton Gap District – Paso Robles (Central Coast, California) Tempranillo 2022
This bears no resemblance at all to traditional Rioja, but if you know Spanish wines and the big, concentrated, intense...
Etude, Carneros (California) Pinot Gris 2019
Etude’s Pinot Gris shows both power and body. Lemon, graham cracker, pear, agave, mango, and apricot notes are...
Darioush Winery, Napa Valley (California) Viognier 2023
Viognier is not a variety normally seen in Napa Valley – although there are terroirs there that could certainly do...
Burgess Cellars, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Franc 2018
Named after Elva Poncetta, who built a gravity flow winery on the Burgess property in the 1890s, this 2018 Cabernet Franc...
Rhys Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains (Central Coast, California) Chardonnay 2021
This second Chardonnay I tasted from Rhys Vineyards is another winner, and it offers a very different profile than the...
Rhys Vineyards, Anderson Valley (Mendocino County, California) Pinot Noir 2021
Rhys reaches north to the somehow still under-heralded Anderson Valley for this perky Pinot Noir, adding another profile...
Rhys Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains (Central Coast, California) Pinot Noir 2021
I don’t know if I have ever described a wine as a textural achievement, but this wine certainly qualifies as...
A Tribute to Grace Wine Company, Santa Barbara County (California) Rosé of Grenache 2023
Angela Osborne moved to California in 2006 and by 2007 was sourcing her first California Grenache for her label called, A...
Hahn, California (United States) Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
If you’ve been around long enough, you see brands bought and sold with often little that was once was there...
Inglenook, Rutherford – Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Francis Ford Coppola made his first purchase of part of the Inglenook estate in 1975 on the proceeds of The Godfather, and...
We Know Jack, Rockpile – Sonoma County (California) Zinfandel 2022
Made by James MacPhail, this hits the “Jack” pot as far as Zin character goes – it is the...