Suncé Winery & Vineyard, Winemaker’s Reserve Meritage 2002, Sonoma County, California
Tasting Note: I applaud the Meritage concept of the American, Bordeaux-styled red blend.[Read more]
Suncé Winery & Vineyard, Winemaker’s Reserve Meritage 2002, Sonoma County, California
Tasting Note: I applaud the Meritage concept of the American, Bordeaux-styled red blend.[Read more]
Suncé Winery & Vineyard, Grenache 2012, Ripken Vineyard, Lodi, California
Tasting Note: A Lodi, California take on this Southern Rhône grape varietal that captures tart red fruit.[Read more]
LaLuca Prosecco, Veneto, Italy
Tasting Note: A basic prosecco.[Read more]
Fuego Blanco, Cabernet Franc Malbec 2013, Pedernal Valley, Argentina
Tasting Note: Argentinean cabernet franc is its own treat worthy of single-varietal bottling.[Read more]
Bloomer Creek Vineyard, Café Red, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: An unpretentious, Finger Lakes, indigenous-yeast fermented red blend that delights with red fruit and shades of depth.[Read more]
Vinum Autmundis, Herrnberg Riesling Brut 2014, Hessische Bergstrasse, Germany
Tasting Note: A German riesling sparkler with loads of ripe green and tropical flavors.[Read more]
Altos Las Hormigas, Colonia Las Liebres Bonarda Classica 2013, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: A concentrated, black fruit expression of this widely-planted grape from Argentina that is just now showing up on store shelves and that impresses with flavor intensity.[Read more]
Kloster Eberbach, Bergstrasse Hessische Staatsweingüter, Riesling Trocken 2015, VDP, Rheingau, Germany
Tasting Note: If you enjoyed tart, sour candy as a child, you’ll love this pucker-worthy riesling.[Read more]
Humberto Canale, Estate Malbec 2015, Patagonia, Argentina
Tasting Note: You’ve likely never had a malbec from Patagonia, Argentina; this bottle is your opportunity to try it.[Read more]
Weingut Carl Ehrhard, Rüdesheim Kirchenpfad Spätburgunder Trocken 2012, Rheingau, Germany
Tasting Note: It’s difficult to find a German pinot noir, or spätburgunder, on the shelf here in the United States so whenever you find one at wine shop you must try it so you can familiarize yourself with Germany’s pinot noir style – which many would likely enjoy.[Read more]