Some of the Donkey and Goat 2022s are really standouts. Like this fashionably cloudy wine that might cure your pet’nat fatigue. With edgey Mendocino fruit, it has a rosy, cherry-like... read more →
Home Vineyard always has a higher alcohol level than Hank’s other wines and we feel it here even in 2011. But it’s a beauty, with plenty of that savory sage... read more →
In 2013, the Los Pilares was a foot-stomped glory. If you remember the previous vintage you’ll get the difference; in part it’s due to vintage, part to different fruit sourcing... read more →
Former restaurateur Noel Diaz works out there on Treasure Island, buying from a variety of vines. When he’s able to have his own vineyards watch out, but meanwhile, take a... read more →
I used this LaDona at a recent event at the Soho branch of The Wing. I love it, so was happy to see it be a crowd pleaser. This is... read more →
Donkey & Goat is grown in California and made in Oakland. The 2022s are worth your while, but this one stands out as one of my top picks from Tracey's... read more →
Loved this summery wine from Hank, wonderfully refreshing. The pale color comes from 2-3 hours of skin contact and time in the press. As to the flavor? Well it kind... read more →
One of our favorite Californians is back in its 2013 version. From granitic loam soils. Harvest was earlier this year. It’s 100% whole cluster and foot- stomped, raised in 600... read more →
Unlike Joe, Hank kept this back a year before release. Even so, I gave my second bottle another five months of time in the bottle before opening it. The wine... read more →
Conceived as the b-side to his Funky Drummer, the grapes for this wine come from volcanic soiled plots, around 3000 feet up. Young mourvèdre comes from near Camino. Mature syrah... read more →