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LAST CALL 4  Jeff Pisoni’s “FINEST” Pinot EVER

The Pisoni family has been farming Monterey County soil since the turn of the 19th [...]

17
Mar
SORRY VERY LAST CALL FOR TWO OUTSTANDING UNDER $45 Pinot Noirs by Jeff Pisoni

The Pisoni family and Master Sommelier Sara Floyd make a great team. Mark Pisoni tends [...]

21
Dec
TWO Stunning, new UNDER $45 Pinot Noirs by Jeff Pisoni

  The Pisoni family and Master Sommelier Sara Floyd make a great team. Mark Pisoni [...]

28
Sep
LAST CALL…..   Tiny Producer, Big Scores, Small Price

The wrath of Juno sent Aeneas wandering the Mediterranean in Vergil’s Aeneid. For the ancient [...]

30
Jun
The “Doctor” is in the house – One glass per day keeps me away = 96 Points

Testarossa’s location at the historic Novitiate Winery in downtown Los Gatos, California, is both a [...]

07
May
A single vineyard expression of Pinot Noir from the folks at Luli
March 27, 2021

The Pisoni family and Master Sommelier Sara Floyd make a great team. Mark Pisoni tends to [...]

Vibrant, Complex 96 Point Pinot Gem
February 19, 2021

  Gary and Rosella Franscioni started ROAR Wines with the knowledge that Pinot Noir had [...]

95 Point, Value & Finessed Pinot
January 15, 2021

Gary and Rosella Franscioni started ROAR Wines with the knowledge that Pinot Noir had a [...]

Jeff Pisoni’s “FINEST” Lucia Garys Pinot EVER – 96 POINTS
October 31, 2020

The Pisoni family has been farming Monterey County soil since the turn of the 19th [...]

BAR NONE – The Best Jeff Pisoni Syrah To Date (96 Points ~ sadly only 5 barrels produced)
October 20, 2020

  Garys’ Vineyard is named for grape-growing partners Gary Pisoni and Gary Franscioni, both of [...]

White Burgundy meet…. The Santa Lucia Higlands
October 9, 2019

After graduating from college in Vermont, winemaker, owner and native New Englander Ian Brand found [...]

98 Point Syrah Sensation
May 13, 2019

Bibiana González Rave is the founder and winemaker of Cattleya Wines. She is also the [...]

Drink wine with Eric Clapton, Robert Plant, and Jackson Pollock…
December 15, 2018

The wrath of Juno sent Aeneas wandering the Mediterranean in Vergil’s Aeneid. For the ancient [...]

Premiere Release 85 case Jeff Pisoni Pinot sensation
September 20, 2017

  This 85 case production, 4 barrels is a new road the Luli folks (Sara [...]

Travel Notes ~ Monterey County
August 12, 2017

Monterey County ~ Travel Notes By Matt Kettmann, Wine Enthusiast Few places in California have [...]

“SUCCULENT” 93 POINT CHARDONNAY
May 19, 2017

The Pisoni and Franscioni families, now third generation farmers, harness the wildness of the Santa [...]

What is a Microclimate?
October 29, 2016

Microclimate is a word English teachers love: the definition is self-explanatory. But while it seems [...]

MidWeek Wine Special!
August 10, 2016

  The Rosella vineyard is on of the most sought after vineyard sources for great [...]

Chardonnay of the Week
April 14, 2016

  Roar Winery is the brain child of the “other” Gary – Gary Franscioni and his [...]

A Garys’ Pinot Noir for the ages, includes FREE SHIPPING!
December 2, 2015

The vineyard is collaboration between the two Garys, Gary Pisoni and Gary Franscioni thus the [...]

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