I met Ben Mayo at the Orange County Fair some years back when we were judging homemade wines, and we both agreed that a...

 Here is a serious wine at a very unserious price as Pinot Noir goes these days.  Sweet cherry fruit aromas and...

 Rodney Strong's Alexander’s Crown Vineyard Cabernet is a very savory wine with blackberry fruitiness – but the...

 As tasteful as it is tasty, this is medium-bodied, lightly oaked Chardonnay that is fully satisfying without any trickery...

 Like so many Cabernets from top sites and producers in 2021, this is already complete and convincing in its technical...

 These guys are serious about the pretty side of Grenache, and while this offering shows a touch more oak than the Adelaida...

 As with all of Neil Collins’ wines, the aromatic development here is incredibly attractive.  This wine...

 As an unabashed nut for cool climate Syrah, I am always surprised that their isn’t more of it out on the...

 This is a beastie, but it is very well managed in the style that it’s aiming at.  There is plenty of oak, but...

 This is one of the few unoaked Chardonnays that I always seem to like.  No surprise from Morgan – they...

 Made from the 45 year-old Chatom Vineyard in Calaveras County planted to a Sauvignon Blanc clone from Château...

 Somewhat similar in structure and taste to a Burgundy, particularly similar to an everyday Mâcon, Overshine's...