CHENIN BLANC: SOUTH AFRICA’S  VINOUS TREASURE   Our report (#100!!!) reviews 160 wines from 72 producers.  Thanks to the Chenin Blanc Association, Wines of South Africa, the Old Vine Project, and the many producers and winemakers that made this report possible. Chenin Blanc wine reflects its terroir [see our article on the Mullineux soil-specific C

Each year, almost without fail, I receive samples of Flora Springs‘ Napa Valley wines, usually including their flagship white (“Soliloquy”) and red (“Trilogy”). And yet, I’ve never really featured their wines here, even after a decade-plus. Which is a shame, because they are arguably better than ever. It’s time to rectify that oversight, friends. F

This is the second year in a row that the Kirkland Barolo is arriving in the June / July timeframe. For the first few years of its existence, it hit stores in the first quarter of the year. So we would get a little nervous when it didn’t show up. Regardless, we’re happy to see […]

Hallberg Vineyard Gary Farrell started his eponymous label in 1982 with Pinot Noir grapes from the Rochioli vineyard and became one of the winemaking pioneers of the Russian River Valley. He and his winery played an important role in establishing this as California’s premier region for growing and making Pinot Noir. Today, the winery that […

I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format. They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of (mostly) currently available wines (click here for the skinny on how to read […]