Wine Recommendations

Duckhorn and merlot are practically synonymous. Duckhorn has championed merlot since the 1970s and kept that drumbeat even when merlot was the ridicule of the wine industry. What Duckhorn has long excelled at is balancing fruit, oak, tannin and acidity and that is perfectly reflected in this 2018...

Portugal’s Alentejo wine region has seen something of a renaissance in the last few decades, thanks in part to impressive white wines coming out of it. A perfect example is this 2019 branco, or white wine. There’s a bright clean acidity that supports mild citrus, and honeysuckle flavors. There are...

From the Douro Valley, Portugal’s celebrated wine growing region comes, not a fortified wine, but a still red made from the very same grapes. This Post Scriptum offers rustic black cherry, blueberry, mild blackberry, light oak, and a touch of vanilla. Comprised of 56% touriga franca, 33% touriga...

Monterey, California is still something of an underdog in the wine region. Even more of an underdog is the San Bernabe area. Why you should know about this sub-region is expressed in this delightful chardonnay. Though this has a full ML, is doesn’t come across that way. Bright, clean and focused...

Some of the most interesting, and affordable, wines on the market currently are coming out of Argentina, a seriously under appreciated region. This 2019 chardonnay offers soft and subtle lemon lime, white peach, Asian pear, apricot, soft notes of honeysuckle, caramel and crepe brulee. Whispering in...

Jordan Winery is unusual for a few reasons: The first is that they only make, and have only made, two wines - chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon. The second is that for the entirety of the winery, 40 plus years, only two winemakers have been at the helm. Currently, it’s Maggie Kruse. Stylistically,...

Gewürztraminer is one of those grapes that is either looked upon fondly or people have an aversion to. Often times it’s because it’s produced in a way that is syrupy and one-dimensional. What you need is a winemaker in whose capable hands is able to create a bone-dry version but maintains all the...

Normally, the color of a wine is not a huge marker, unless it’s very wrong, or very compelling. Here it is compelling. Winemaker Ettore Biraghi first made his mark with winemaking in Switzerland, one of the most underappreciated wine countries in the world. But Ettore eventually found Mendocino and...

And now for something completely different. The world is full of cabernet and pinot noir and when you need and/or want to find something different you should reach for this. Comprised of 61% grenache, 19% Mourvèdre, 15% syrah, and 5% carignan. Aged 16 months in barrel, 10% of which were new French...

As cabernet sauvignon fruit goes, Howell Mountain is one of the pinnacles of great farming. This wine offers everything you want in mountain-grown Napa cabernet of this caliber - blackberry, black cherry, boysenberry, blueberry, shades of raspberry black cherry, boysenberry and lingonberry, along...