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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
The Screaming Eagle of Pinot Noir is here 

This is a venture by 3 partners, Matt Dees, Michael Palmer and Ron Piazza. A [...]

10
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
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Frank’s Own Melis Family “Reserve” Cabernet  is almost sold out

I am starting off with some very exciting and some less exciting news…The 2019 Melis [...]

23
Dec
Frank’s Own Melis Family “Reserve” Cabernet just arrived 

  I am starting off with some very exciting and less exciting news…The 2019 Melis [...]

25
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
 97 Point – 4 barrel MUST HAVE Chardonnay

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

20
Sep
LAST CALL for this 3-Barrel, Limited Production Pinot Gem =  96 POINTS

The Story: It may have been a bit of romanticism at the start, but Côtière's [...]

17
Sep
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 In case you missed it …  Frank’s OWN Melis Family 2019 Cabernet is here, and it’s yummy!

I am starting off with some very exciting and less exciting news…The 2019 Melis Family Cabernet [...]

10
Sep
LAST CALL 4  Screaming Eagle… Pinot Noir 97 Points = Stunning!  VERY LIMITED

Stan Kroenke, owner of Screaming Eagle (etal) loves Santa Ynez and The Santa Rita Hills [...]

25
Jul
Stunning, Hot, NEW Dragonette Releases are NOW in STOCK!

A childhood dream, let’s hook up when we are all grown up and start a [...]

19
Jul
 Just in case you missed it … Paul Lato’s 2020 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir NEW RELEASES!

  Great NEWS, the much anticipated wines from my friend and winemaker Paul Lato are [...]

22
Apr
A below the radar must have 95 Point Pinot Noir

  The name Donnachadh is a 4th century Gaelic name ancestral to modern Scottish Clan [...]

11
Feb
Kimberly Hatcher
95 Point Pinot Noir From Rising Star!

  Kimberly Hatcher is the longtime assistant to Russell Bevan and has kept her eyes [...]

24
Nov
Autumn Wine
VERY LAST CALL FOR THANKSGIVING WINES

If you want your Turkey Dinner to be accompanied by some great wines, don’t wait [...]

15
Nov
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Frank’s OWN Melis Family 2019 Cabernet is NOW in stock

I am starting off with some very exciting and less exciting news…The 2019 Melis Family [...]

03
Nov
Frank’s Thanksgiving Wine Suggestions

If you want your Turkey Dinner to be accompanied by some great wines, don’t wait [...]

02
Nov
95 Point Pinot Gem from a Bevan and Lato Source at a lower price point
September 13, 2021

  Kimberly Hatcher is the longtime assistant to Russell Bevan and has kept her eyes [...]

SORRY, BUT THIS IS LAST CALL 4 MELIS FAMILY ROSE OF PINOT NOIR (made by Paul Lato)
August 17, 2021

  When I first got into the wine industry a few decades ago, rosé was [...]

TWO 97 Point Rated UNDER $85.00 “Screaming Eagle Owned” wines!
October 7, 2020

Stan Kroenke, owner of Screaming Eagle (etal) loves Santa Ynez and The Santa Rita Hills [...]

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