A 94 Point Zinful Wine!

Gamba Vineyards is a small, family owned vineyard and winery in Sonoma County. The  110 [...]

Secret Service Wine!

Chris Von Holt is the quintessential, second career, artisan wine proprietor. He was raised in [...]

Sommelier Special – 2007 Alondra Cabernet

Alondra is Spanish for Skylark, the wine company established by my long time friends John [...]

Kosta Browne winemaker ROCKS! 96 Point rated vineyard!

I only need to say Kosta Browne – now I have your attention. Yes, the [...]

Napa’s “Meanderthal” wine finally located.

After millions of years, we finally located the the “Meanderthaler” Cabernet in the Napa Valley [...]

Helen Turley (Marcassin) does it again with Martinelli! Big Scores!

Helen Turley has had an amazing career, and she does not seem to stop producing [...]

Premier Cru quality at Bistro price!

I am excited to introduce the Knez Winery: An awesome new Pinot Noir producer. A [...]

Buccella New Release – 95 Points

Buccella 2008 Cabernet (Napa) is now in stock.  With the success of the 2006 and [...]

David Ramey’s next amazing Cabernet

Joseph Family 2007 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley Retail $40.00 – GGWC $36.00 Joseph Family [...]

Mountain Reds prevail – A day in the vineyard with Brian Graham.

I spent a day with Brian tasting through his great portfolio of wines.  He also [...]

The world is not ending… but it may stop for a moment!

I am very excited to offer the latest hot item from the Napa Valley.  Jonathan [...]

Premiere Napa Valley 2011

I attended the 15th Premiere Napa Valley wine auction on February 25, and purchased some [...]

Hilliard Bruce 2008 Pinot Noir “Moon” Santa Rita Hills

For those already familiar with Paul Lato, I do not need to tell you that [...]

Blast Into The New Year With Some Sparkle!

Out with the OLD and IN with the new, you know what to do – [...]

The Wolf is a Nice Guy After All!

Karen Culler has crafted yet again two amazing wines from this stunning estate. I taste [...]

Elizabeth Spencer ’07 Cabernet – An Amazing Wine

Each with a long and notable history in the world of fine wines, the husband [...]

The “Prisoner” escapes again!

It has become a major problem in the Napa Valley, but Orin Swift cannot be [...]

Showket Vineyards – Winery of the week.

I met up with the Showket folks this week and was happily impressed with their [...]

Shane Wine Cellars

Entering the wine industry less than 9 years ago as a harvest intern, Shane Finley [...]

It’s Official: Red wine heals broken hearts!

Everyone knows that red wine is a key component of any romantic evening, and a [...]