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 [...]
Feb
97 Point MUST HAVE Cabernet Gem by Scarecrow Winemaker
It was 1993 when Dave Decesaris, gazed into his crystal and spied Freemark Abbey, as [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb
A LATE BLOOMER
Herman Syrah is the “story” of tall tales, Wrangler Jeans, and bold wines crafted by [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Jan
A Surprise Blind Tasting Winner = FREE SHIPPING
At our very last tasting of the year, we blind-tasted 10 small batch Chardonnays, [...]
Jan
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 [...]
Jan
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, [...]
Jan
THE END ALL BE ALL OF WINES = 98 POINTS
Jim Binns began his winemaking journey while attending classes at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. [...]
Jan
Frank’s TOP 25 Wines of 2022
The Top 25 Wines of 2022! 2022 is long gone, welcome 2023. In 2022 my group and [...]
Jan
ICYMI … HOT 95 Point Scarlett Cabernet
Scarlett Wines is a family operation owned by the McGah family, who are most [...]
Dec
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 [...]
Dec
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 [...]
Dec
Former Spottswoode “STARR” stars with a 95 Point rating
Former and longtime Spottswoode winemaker Pam Starr has not skipped a beat. For decades now [...]
Dec
Blind Tasting Pinot Winner
In a recent blind Pinot Noir tasting, the small Ancien winery turned out to be [...]
Nov
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 [...]
Oct
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 [...]
Oct
Paris Tasting Chardonnay source – still rocks
In 1956, a San Francisco dentist and his wife purchased 121 acres on Westside Road [...]
Oct