The Matthiasson family's main production is high-end Napa Cabernet and Sonoma Chardonnay, but their Tendu project incorporates a few other grapes from California's treasure trove of varietals. Red Wine is primarily Barbera... Read More
Let's start by saying that 85% of Naveran's production is sold next door in France. That's quite a testament to the quality and flavor of Naveran, but it's no accident that the French have sniffed out such a great... Read More
Patrick Piuze currently makes a whopping 23 wines. That number is easier to achieve because Piuze does not grow Chardonnay and instead purchases hand-picked fruit from the best climats across Chablis. Whether Grand Cru, Premier... Read More
In the late 1990s, Nick and Andy Peay and Nick's wife, Vanessa Wong, were looking for an undiscovered wine-making spot. They finally settled in a remote part of the newer AVA known as Sonoma Coast, an hour north of San Francisco... Read More
Serea (“Mermaid” in Gallego) is a steel-fermented/aged Albariño from 10-15-year-old organic vines planted near the coast for a dry, medium-bodied wine with pale gold & green highlights and notes of apple, grass,... Read More
Barrel X is winemaker Florian Lauer's Platonic Ideal of what a slightly off-dry (feinherb) Saar Riesling should be. A gateway Riesling if there ever was one. The minerality perfectly offsets the touch of sweetness.... Read More
On a hilltop overlooking the San Rafael mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Presquile makes cool-climate Central Coast wines more evocative of Burgundy than California. Nevertheless, there is still plenty of New World stuffing in... Read More
Refosco is one of the more obscure grapes from the greater region known as Triveneto or Tre Venezie in northeast Italy, but it yields delicious red wine worth trying. Made by the fourth generation of the De Stefani family, Redentore... Read More
Located near Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas in southern Rhone, Vacqueyras [vah-kay-rahz] is an area with some of the greatest values. Elevated from a Côtes du Rhône Villages to its own AC in 1990, Vacqueyras... Read More