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Jump on this UNDER $40 Napa “Diamond in the Rough” 

The Story: Byron Kosuge has been making wine for over 3 decades now. He honed [...]

23
Mar
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 [...]

22
Feb
Winemaking is NOT Rocket Science… or is it?

John Caldwell grew up in Napa in a family that ran a shoe business. John [...]

11
Feb
A LATE BLOOMER

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

09
Feb
Must have 95 Point,  Red blend 

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

07
Feb
LAST CALL 4 DuMol’s Highly RATED Designated Vineyards = VERY LIMITED

DuMol 2020 “Chloe” Chardonnay, Russian River Valley -97 Points GGWC 79.99  97 Points Jeb Dunnuck: [...]

17
Jan
Top 25
Frank’s TOP 25 Wines of 2022

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

03
Jan
ICYMI  A Casual (Wine) Encounter that includes…

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

30
Dec
la sirena pirate treasured
NEWSFLASH – Pirates of the Napa Valley

Captain Heidi Barrett Notes: “Avast, mateys – it’s a new vintage of Pirate TreasuRed! The [...]

22
Dec
TODAY LAST DAY  20% OFF FOR THIS FUN WHITE!

  Arbe Garbe (pron. Arbay Garbay), literally “bad weeds”, is what they call the cover [...]

10
Dec
Rochioli Pinot at a BARGAIN Price

Terry Bering has been the longtime cellar Master at Rochioli Vineyards and Winery, and also [...]

01
Dec
la sirena pirate treasured
NEWSFLASH – Pirates of the Napa Valley, staring Heidi Barrett, not Johnny Depp

The 2018 Pirate is a deep ruby red color with open aromas of ripe fruit [...]

09
Nov
In case you missed it.  The Highly Rated Paul Lato’s “Rhône” releases are here – VERY LIMITED

The much-anticipated releases of Paul Lato’s Rhône releases (Syrah & Grenache) have arrived, and they [...]

26
Oct
Structured, Vibrant “Multiple 95 Point” rated MUST HAVE PINOT

Vineyard: The Terraces block sits on a sloped and terraced hillside, with each individual row [...]

10
Oct
LAST CALL 4  The HOT Carter Cabernets – VERY LIMITED RELEASE

Note from Carter Cellars’ Owner Mark Carter: “Dear Friends of Frank. We are pleased to [...]

08
Oct
Walter Hansel Cuvée Alyce = value in a bottle

  Walter Hansel has been synonymous with great quality at a great price! Year after [...]

05
Oct
 97 Point – 4 barrel MUST HAVE Chardonnay

The winemaker/owner is a big fan of Joni Mitchell ~ “We are stardust. We are [...]

20
Sep
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 In case you missed it …  Frank’s OWN Melis Family 2019 Cabernet is here, and it’s yummy!

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10
Sep
NEWS FLASH – TWO, VERY HOT NEW “GRAND CRU” releases from Paul Lato – EXTREMELY LIMITED

Great NEWS, two more AMAZING wines from my great friend and winemaker PAUL LATO are [...]

01
Sep
WINE ALERT! “Shared Notes” by Jeff Pisoni & Bibiana Gonzalez Rave, THE BEST Wine “duo” in California – VERY LIMITED!!!

Shared Notes is a winemaking joint-venture between wife and husband, Bibiana Gonzalez Rave (Cattleya, and [...]

10
Aug
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