I will start with my usual Riesling disclaimer — I love Riesling, and I want you to love it too, as one of the most...

 The first of the 2023 whites from California are crossing my desk now, and so far things are quite promising.  This...

  Very subtle aromatics kick things off here — melon, white flowers, wet stone -- and the wine literally shocks to...

 This Cabernet is a big, juicy crowd pleaser at first sniff and sip, but there is more than just a casual attraction...

 The Chardonnays and Pinots from Three Sticks are only sold direct to consumers from the winery, so I don’t have a...

 This Rosé of Pinot Noir is another fine vintage of the originator of the Pisoni Family’s Lucy brand.  It...

 Gamling & McDuck's 2016 Stagecoach Cabernet Franc from Napa Valley is sourced from the lauded Stagecoach vineyard and...

 Gamling & McDuck's 2017 Pickberry Cabernet Franc from Sonoma Mountain is strikingly Loire Valley-esque in...

 Gamling & McDuck's 2018 Mangels Chenin Blanc from Suisun Valley in northern California is a fun fresh example of what...

 Sourcing Viognier from the neighboring Kamere Vineyard, the winery fermented and aged this 2022 in its 4-ton concrete...

 Just an outstanding wine with rich, deep flavors of cassis and blackberries, smoothly textured and very linear with lots...

  Decoy's 2022 Rosé Wine will satisfy a range of Rosé deployments, from poolside sipper to more serious...