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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
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
In case you missed it…. Napa’s answer to Petrus at a fraction the cost

Arietta is the name for wines born of a passion for music. The name Arietta, [...]

11
Aug
NEWS FLASH – The VERY LAST Coho Pinot Noir Ever has arrived

Sadly, this will be the LAST Coho Pinot Noir ever. Gary Lipp is retiring next [...]

07
Jun
Napa’s answer to Petrus at a fraction the cost

Arietta is the name for wines born of a passion for music. The name Arietta, [...]

20
May
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT.. HOT NEW 96 POINT SWITCHBACK RIDGE RELEASES JUST ARRIVED – NOW UNDER A NEW WINEMAKER!

We started a New Year, and that always means some changes. After 2 decades there [...]

09
Mar
HOT NEW 96 POINT (2019) SWITCHBACK RIDGE RELEASES JUST ARRIVED – NOW UNDER A NEW WINEMAKER!

We started a New Year, and that always means some changes. After 2 decades there [...]

02
Feb
The Petrus from Napa is not only less expensive you also get FREE SHIPPING
June 1, 2021

Arietta is the name for wines born of a passion for music. The name Arietta, [...]

A “BIG” Merlot for Cabernet Lovers – REALLY BOLD, not whimsical at all!
May 10, 2021

  I know what you are thinking, another wimpy wine, soft and silky – WRONG!! [...]

A Merlot for Cabernet lovers! Limited
April 16, 2021

This might be the best Michael Black Merlot Coho has produced yet to date. The [...]

New Coho Merlot at a very nice DISCOUNT
May 7, 2020

This might be the best Michael Black Merlot Coho has produced yet to date.  A blend [...]

95 Point EPIC Napa Merlot, by First Growth Producer
March 6, 2020

  If the Hyde Vineyard would be located in Bordeaux, it would for sure be [...]

A 95 Point Merlot FOR Cabernet Lovers
November 7, 2019

I know what you are thinking, another wimpy wine, soft and silky – WRONG!!  The [...]

Isn’t it time to embrace Merlot again?
October 21, 2019

Isn’t it time to embrace Merlot again? By Bob Highfill RecordNet.com Actor Paul Giamatti appeared [...]

A BIG NAPA MERLOT FOR CABERNET LOVERS
February 26, 2019

Hourglass was created by Ned Smith in 1976, who loved making Zinfandel from this property. [...]

Merlot of the Month!
January 23, 2019

I know what you are thinking, another wimpy merlot, soft and silky – WRONG!!  The [...]

Mindboggling Merlot (Only 120 cases produced)
June 8, 2016

  Yannick Rousseau was born in the Gascony region in the South-West of France known [...]

MUST HAVE 5 Barrel RED
May 9, 2016

Yannick Rousseau was born in the Gascony region in the South-West of France known for [...]

Screaming Eagle Winemaker’s Merlot wins blind tasting
March 27, 2015

In a recent blind tasting of top-flight Merlots, a small 300 case production winery stunned [...]

Merlot of the Month
July 21, 2014

Mia Klein goes way back in the food and wine industry. She was a chef, [...]

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