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2024 Farm Cottage, Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains.The beautiful, dark ruby and supple Santa Cruz Mountains 2024 Farm Cottage Pinot Noir by winemaker Ryan Alfaro, which leans heavily on his…

2016 Viñdeos y Bodegas R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia, Viña Gravonia, Crianza Blanco, White Rioja DO, Rioja Alta, Haro, Spain.This historic winery, López de Heredia, as mentioned here many,…

2016 Domaine Vacheron, Sancerre Rouge “Belle Dame” Loire Valley, France.Without a doubt, Domaine Vacheron remains one of Sancerre’s most important and great modern estate with this new generation of winemakers,…

2022 Moreau-Naudet, Chablis, Forèts Premier Cru, White Burgundy, France.The beautifully stony and complex Forèts Premier Cru Chablis from Virginie Moreau at Moreau-Naudet is pale straw/gold in the glass and shows…

2023 Weingut August Kesseler, R Riesling Qualitätswein, Rheingau, Germany.My first visit to the Rhein region of Germany included a wondrous hike through the Niederwald forrest from Rüdesheim to Assmanshausen and…

2000 Château Lafon-Rochet, Saint-Estephe, Grand Cru Classé, Red Bordeaux, France.A big thank you to Tommy Struhm of Le Grand USA, maker of French oak barrels, who kindly shared this 2000…

2024 Domaine Zafeirakis, Assyrtiko, Tyrnavos, Greece.The brightly crisply and Summery Domaine Zafeirakis Assyrtiko, comes, rather than Santerini, from Tyrnavos, which is ocated in the foothills of Mount Olympus, the seat…

2024 Cantine Garrone, Munaloss, Vino Rosso IGT, Piemonte, Italy.I saw, a value priced, small production alpine red from Cantine Garrone available for under $20, and I couldn’t resist, especially coming…

2023 Familie Friedrich Becker, Pinot Blanc, Pfalz, Germany.German Pinot Blanc is a thing, and the Becker Family version is not only an exceptional wine, it is also a fabulous value…

1975 Mirassou, Petite Sirah, Harvest Selection, Monterey County.A big and pleasing surprise the other night was just how good and how remarkably well this bottle of Mirassou Harvest Selection Monterey…