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2020 Avignonesi, Cantaloro, Toscana IGT Rosso, Tuscany, Italy.The 2020 Cantaloro by the famous Avignonesi winery, based in Montepulciano and known for their excellent Vino Nobile, is a tasty fruit forward…

2024 Quinta do Regueiro, Trajadura-Alvarinho, Vinho Verde, Portugal.The steely crisp 2024 white blend from Regueiro, one of my favorite Portuguese producers, is made from Trajadura (Treixadura) and Alvarinho (Albariño) in…

2008 Domaine Dagueneau par Louis-Benjamin, Blanc Fumé de Pouilly, Loire Valley, France.A bit of oxidation lifted from the glass of this bottle of Dagueneau Blanc Fumé de Pouilly, but soon…

2009 Brewer-Clifton, Pinot Noir, Clos Pepe Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills AVA, Santa Barbara County.The 2009 Brewer-Clifton Clos Pepe Pinot Noir, mostly all Pommard clone, is showing fantastically well right now…

2024 Monastero Suore Cistercensi, Coenobium Ruscum, Bianco, Lazio IGT, Italy.This unique skin fermented white wine from Italy’s Lazio region is a handcrafted and robust efforts by the nuns of Monastero…

2023 Echolands, Cabernet Franc, Walla Walla Valley, Washington State.I had heard of Echolands, they are getting a lot of buzz, but I had not tried any of the wines, so…

2025 Donum Estate, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Carneros.Another interesting wine found at the Slow Wine tasting in San Francisco, was Donum Estate’s impossibly pale Rosé of Pinot Noir from their…

2021 Rovellotti, Colline Novaresi Vespolina DOC “Ronco al Maso” Alto Piemonte, Italy.I’ve long been a fan of these Rovellotti wines, but had focused most on the Nebbiolo mostly, so it…

2024 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli, Timorasso – Derthona DOC, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy.Again, one of the star whites from Piemonte is Borgogno’s Timorasso, this 2024 vintage is really shinning right…

2023 Vigneti Vumbaca, Cirò DOC, Rosso Classico Superiore, Calabria, Italy.One of my favorite new producers of the year so far and a standout at this year’s San Francisco Slow Wine…