The Disciples of Bacchus bring us an amazing under $50 Red

The Story: In August of 2012, Dave Phinney and his friends stood in the middle [...]

LAST CALL  A MUST-HAVE “Rose” – Proceeds go to the Melis’ Sisters college fund…

  The Melis 2021 Rosé is not an afterthought, but a serious contender. The Melis [...]

LAST CALL for this Must have 95 Point, UNDER $50 Napa Bordeaux Blend

  The Hendry family has been farming the same vineyard in Napa since 1939. The [...]

This 100+-year-old Napa Zin is a MUST HAVE – 95 Points

The RW MOORE VINEYARD is one of California’s oldest and best known Zinfandel vineyards, planted [...]

Exciting, Exotic, Limited produced 95 Point Pinot

The Story: It may have been a bit of romanticism at the start, but Côtière's [...]

A must-have, Tiny Production Chardonnay

Freeman Vineyard & Winery was founded by Ken and Akiko Freeman in 2001, but the [...]

LAST CALL 4 this limited production Napa Bubbly  

Former and longtime Spottswoode winemaker Pam Starr has not skipped a beat. For decades now [...]

Crisp, beguiling, very limited-produced white

  Heidi has been around the block, and does not need an intro, or does [...]

ICYMI – Don’t miss out on this  95 Point Napa Cabernet Gem

The farming heritage runs deep at the Hayfork Ranch, as their great-great-great-grandfather, John Lewelling, a [...]

ICYMI – A MUST HAVE FOR YOUR CELLAR!  Amazing 97 Point Chardonnay – only 106 cases produced!

Marie-Laure Ammons founded Nid Tissé, the name itself translates to “woven nest”, in French. A [...]

In Case You Missed it – A below the radar,  97 Point,  Hot New Napa CULT CABERNET

Heimark Vineyard is a celebration of the fruit exclusively sourced from their family-owned vineyard. The [...]

97 Point MUST HAVE Cabernet Gem by Scarecrow Winemaker

It was 1993 when Dave Decesaris, gazed into his crystal and spied Freemark Abbey, as [...]

ICYMI – Carte Blanche Cabernet 2 x 97 Points = “THE” Haut-Brion from Napa, but WAY less expensive!  

  After the great success with her own Keplinger label, Helen Keplinger is out of [...]

SORRY … SADLY, THE VERY LAST CALL FOR THE LAST COHO EVER, JUMP IT NOW… or it will forever… swim away! 

COHO is the aspiration of vintner Gary Lipp to produce flavorful, balanced wines. Grown in [...]

A LATE BLOOMER

Herman Syrah is the “story” of tall tales, Wrangler Jeans, and bold wines crafted by [...]

Must have 95 Point,  Red blend 

  Vailia From owner/winemaker, might be the wife of Russell From the owner/winemaker of Herman [...]

An AMAZING UNDER $30 RED

  A few weeks ago I met up with Christophe Baron (Vigneron/Owner of Cayuse) and [...]

ICYMI – Klay Thompson World Champion Basketball + Nolan Arenado 10x Gold Glove Baseball = INAUGURAL KILLER NAPA CABERNET

Four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson and ten-time Gold Glove winner Nolan Arenado are rookies again—this [...]

LAST CALL 4 A Russell Bevan wine that will Rock your World, and not hurt your wallet!

  Russell Bevan and Victoria De Crescenzo knew they were on to something special way [...]

CAUTION: It is now 100% “legal” but habit forming

  The Prohibition Story about Black Chicken: Going back to the early 1900’s … Hey [...]