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2023 Domaine de la Damase, Côtes du Rhône Rouge, Rhône Valley, France.The 2023 Côtes du Rhône by vigneron Sèbastien Latour, a unique blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Carignan, is…

2023 Bruno Giacosa, Roero Arneis DOCG, Piemonte, Italy.The bright golden/straw hued Giacosa Arneis is a tasty dry Piemonte white that shines for its charming nature and lively acidity with this…

Blandy’s Bual, 10 Year Madeira, Medium Sweet, Portugal.This new set of 10 Year Madeira offerings from Blandy’s is outstanding stuff and this Bual in particular is lovely and perfect during…

2021 Weingut Rings, Spätburgunder, Estate, Pfalz, Germany.The smoky, slightly reductive and brilliant ruby gemstone hued Rings estate Pinot Noir is really hitting its stride with gorgeous silken layers of black…

2021 Hundred Suns Winery, Chardonnay, Old Eight Cut, Willamette Valley, Oregon.This bottling of Grant Coulter and Renée Saint-Amour’s Hundred Suns, the Old Eight Cut Chardonnay, was their first white wine…

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…