Carignan doesn’t always get its due accolades as a variety that has serious personality.  It is on display...

 An unexpected and interesting blend of Vermentino, Vernacchia and Verdelho, showing great freshness for a 2020 release,...

 When I first pulled the cork on this wine, it did not smell, taste or feel like a Riesling, even given that Napa Valley...

 A very complex, very big and earthy Syrah in the northern Rhône style, this shows an intriguing mix of darkness and...

 Admitting I have never heard of Hannah Nicole but the label caught my eye on a retail shelf.  Contra Costa is located...

 You may remember the days when the “store brand” at your favorite grocer was all that you could afford, and...

 Beautifully realized wine.  It is fully ripe, but maintains subtle peppery character and some cedar spice notes that...

 Fred and Jamie Peterson practice a zero manipulation approach to winemaking, preferring to the let vineyard tell its own...

 Winemaker Rusty Folena’s continuing experiment with the Brunello clone of Sangiovese is very different vintage to...

 A second label from Sierra Foothills pioneer Scott Harvey’s team, this might be an unexpected variety from the...

 This inky black wine is stunning with an initial aroma of fresh blueberry, mocha, spice, and a floral component. ...

 With most of the fruit harvested from a Paragon Vineyard block planted in 1973, the wine was stainless fermented and aged...