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Amazing 95 Point & UNDER $65 Napa Cab

Kenefick Ranch Winery and Vineyard is owned by retired San Francisco neurosurgeon Dr. Thomas P. [...]

22
Mar
21st Vintage, is a real Black Jack for the Karate Kid Writer turned First Class Winery Owner!

March 21, marks the 21st Vintage release of Robert’s Kamen Estate Cabernet. I figured, the [...]

21
Mar
The smallest Napa Valley Vineyard produces a must-have 97+ Point Cabernet gem!

The Depiction winery is owned by Sebastian and Estelle Lane. Sebastian is a seasoned barrel [...]

14
Mar
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 [...]

10
Mar
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 [...]

09
Mar
The VERY “BEST” Hudson Estate Chardonnay TO DATE 

Winemaker Clayton Kirchhoff did it again! Another stunning, very Burgundian-like Hudson Chardonnay was produced! If [...]

08
Mar
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 [...]

18
Feb
Super Bowl Winner = A “Perfect Season” MUST HAVE Cabernet – VERY LIMITED

This might be one of the very best Cabernets to come from Knight’s Valley.  The [...]

14
Feb
Chardonnay
A Surprise Blind Tasting Winner = FREE SHIPPING

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

26
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, [...]

18
Jan
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
Paloma 2018 Merlot, ONLY A FEW CASES REMAINING

Barbara and Jim Richards always had an interest in wine, both in its making and [...]

05
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 … HOT 95 Point Scarlett Cabernet

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

29
Dec
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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 [...]

24
Dec
Fabulous, Explosive & Multiple 97 Point rated Cabernet

Winemaker Notes: “The 2018 growing season started with late winter rains then a spring marked [...]

11
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
Another (96 Points) Phoenix Rising in Napa a la Château Angélus but MUCH MUCH CHEAPER!

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

13
Sep
LAST CALL 4  The BEST Napa Cab Franc

The Story: Trespass is a small 5 acre all estate property in northwestern St. Helena [...]

31
Aug
Sorry, almost sold out, This  97 Point Spectacular Napa Cab Franc. “ A Napa version of the famous St. Emillion Cheval Blanc” Tiny Production

The Story: William Ferdinand Detert, known to friends and family as W.F., came to the [...]

27
Aug
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