Doug Tunnell is a long time supporter of Orgeon gamay. This one leans to strawberry with a touch of CO2 spritz and a nice bit of funk to keep it... read more →
Winemaker Mike Frank is a refugee from Cameron Winery and he’s a part of the new crop of Orgeon winemakers exploring a leaner style, looking to the Loire (in this... read more →
I tasted this at 12:30 on a Friday afternoon and had to stop myself from drinking a full glass. Born of Loire-lover Don Heistuman’s brain with Steve Edmunds winemaker skill.... read more →
The second vintage I’ve tasted of this wine gives a peek into what San Diego can do. It’s delicate, vibrant and intense, and that’s not a contradiction.
Over a pizza dinner, I snuck this to a table full of anti-California wine drinkers. I had to wrestle the bottle away from them to get a sip. Lively, delicate... read more →
Alsace goes to Chile via André Ostertag who teamed up with some pals for this project. Soil is granitic (irrigated) in a sub region of the Casablanca valley. Vinified in... read more →
This is a rare wine with only 20 cases coming into the states. It’s as delicate as a spider’s web, and just as sturdy. More emotion than intellect.
Grown on brown limestone. Frick should get more recognition for his pinot noir and this vintage is particularly beautiful, with aspects I love: twig and ground ivy on top of... read more →
Cerasuolo sounds like a grape but it’s really a style that became a DOC in 2010. The difference from regular Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is the reduced skin contact so the wine... read more →
Lovers of Valentini and Emidio Pepe listen up: here’s another contender for brilliant traditional wines from Abruzzo. Vinified and partially raised in stainless then plunked in Slavonian and French oak.... read more →