96 Point Rated Napa Cab Stunner
When you have two of the best people in industry at the helm, you can [...]
The Pinot Noir of the Month
Gavin Chanin, who was named one of FORBES’ “30 under 30” in Food and Wine [...]
98 POINT EXCLUSIVE, ONE-OF-A-KIND “Premiere Napa Valley Auction Lot” CABERNET
(koo dah foo drah) – The moment when “lightning strikes” or something unforgettable occurs that [...]
Outrageous 140 cases produced Prop Red
Matthias Pippig is not your everyday mainstream winemaker. He’s an “artist” in the true sense [...]
Bubbly Blind Tasting Winner
We had never done a blind Champagne tasting before, and to “celebrate” my return from surgery, my group [...]
300 case Producer wins blind tasting
In a recent blind tasting of 2012 Pinot Noirs, a small 300 case producer turned [...]
Screaming Eagle Winemaker’s Merlot wins blind tasting
In a recent blind tasting of top-flight Merlots, a small 300 case production winery stunned [...]
Pritchard Hill under $65 GEM ~ Only 300 cases produced!
Kale Anderson is the day-to-day “red wine” winemaker at Pahlmeyer. In his spare time he [...]
A California wine with Basque roots
Tannat is not a household name, but it is a real beauty and a great value. [...]
100 Point winemaker’ sensational Napa Cab
Father and son McSharry both had a love for wine. Gerry McSharry developed a love [...]
Exquisite Napa White under $24
Kenefick Ranch Vineyards is owned by retired San Francisco neurosurgeon Dr. Thomas P. Kenefick, and his [...]
Top Notch under $44 Napa Cab
Le Pich is the culmination of several seasoned and determined wine professionals’ efforts to produce the [...]
Must have 2012 Syrah under $25
Karen Culler has been crafting great wines for 2+ decades now (Wolf, Culler, etc). Her [...]
Take Note $45.00 Napa Cab from “First Growth Vineyard”
Alondra is Spanish for Skylark, the wine company established by my longtime friends John Lancaster and [...]
A 95 Point rated “Kistler” at half the price
The Durrell vineyard could easily carry the “Premier Cru” tag if it was located in [...]
Philippe Melka’s 96 Point Cab-vaganza
When you have two of the best people in industry at the helm, you can [...]
Remarkable 53 case production Pinot Noir
Another limited production release crafted by Paul Hobbs for Harry Walker’s Walker Station winery. Only 2 barrels of this [...]
2012 Barrel “Head Turner”
Chris and Julianna (Jules) grew up in winemaking families in the Napa Valley. Chris made [...]
California producer (97 Points) beats 49 out of 50 Top Malbecs
In a blind tasting of Malbecs from Argentina, Chile, France and California, our localSaracina winery came [...]
Cabernet of the Month
Louis XIV, The Sun King, appointed D’Artagnan, our Gascon home boy, as the Captain of [...]