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 [...]

A LATE BLOOMER

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

LAST CALL 4 A THIS  HOT & LIMITED, HARD-TO-FIND producer – 3 Wines = 3 x 95 Points

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

A Surprise Blind Tasting Winner = FREE SHIPPING

  At our very last tasting of the year, we blind-tasted  10 small batch Chardonnays, [...]

MUST HAVE PINOT! They might be Small Vines, but they are the GREATEST Wine

  The Sloan family has been farming in Sonoma for four generations now, and Paul [...]

Another 96 Point Phoenix Rising in Napa – A Wine  a la Château Angélus but MUCH MUCH CHEAPER!

Ace winemaker Clayton Kirchoff did it again! Only a few hundred cases of the stunning, [...]

THE END ALL BE ALL OF WINES = 98 POINTS

Jim Binns began his winemaking journey while attending classes at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. [...]

Frank’s TOP 25 Wines of 2022

  The Top 25 Wines of 2022! 2022 is long gone, welcome 2023. In 2022 my group and [...]

ICYMI … HOT 95 Point Scarlett Cabernet

  Scarlett Wines is a family operation owned by the McGah family, who are most [...]

In case you missed it…  96 POINT INAUGURAL RELEASE CABERNET BY VHR

  For those familiar with Vine Hill Ranch and the Phillips Family I do not [...]

LAST CALL  4  Paul Lato’s VERY FIRST Cabernets are here – VERY LIMITED

The much-anticipated releases of Paul Lato’s Bordeaux releases (Napa Valley Cabernets) have arrived, and they [...]

Former Spottswoode “STARR” stars with a 95 Point rating

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

Blind Tasting Pinot Winner

In a recent blind Pinot Noir tasting, the small Ancien winery turned out to be [...]

Paul Lato’s VERY FIRST Cabernets are here – VERY LIMITED

The much-anticipated releases of Paul Lato’s Bordeaux releases (Napa Valley Cabernets) have arrived, and they [...]

VERY LAST CALL 4  “THE BEST” California Old-Vine Zin, BAR NONE = 10% OFF

The 2019 vintage of Bella Lily Hill is sourced from Bella’s 1.2 acre old vine [...]

Paris Tasting Chardonnay source – still rocks

In 1956, a San Francisco dentist and his wife purchased 121 acres on Westside Road [...]