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Organic/Bio Over the years, wine Robert Parker has called the Cotes du Rhone Champauvins a baby Chateauneuf du Pape, a poor person's Chateauneuf, and a serious effort that could easily be mistaken for a Chateauneuf du Pape.... Read More

Lower ABV The Greeks brought Falanghina to the area around Naples and the Romans prized it for its blend of ripe fruit flavors and zesty acidity. From vines near the sea it gives something salty, crisp, almost Albarino-like. From... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV This fairly young (founded 2020) winery is crafting beautiful Albarino from certified organic grapes and ultra-low sulfur winemaking. This beauty is from 50 year-old vines near the Atlantic with 14 months... Read More

What a delicious old school red, one that harks back to the days when Gigondas was all about purity, minerality and - especially - deliciousness. As Wine Spectator says in the 92 point review, Inviting notes of mulled cherry,... Read More

Organic/Bio Decanter called Ferme Saint-Martin a “hidden gem,” and that applies to Beaumes des Venise reds in general. In the hills above the more famous Muscat vines, the soils and climate read like a cross between... Read More

Just 20 years-old, Merum Priorati has emerged as one of the most important estates working the fractured black slate “Licorella” and crazy steep hills of Priorat. For such a baking hot region, this blend of Garnacha,... Read More

Sure, let’s sell a $60 wine from a place most don’t know and a winery NO ONE has ever heard of! But it’s just so very, very, good. The place is Valtellina in the Alpine mountains of northern Lombardy, the grape... Read More

Lower ABV We’re not even going to try to explain the premise behind Curt Schalchlin and Andrew Jones’s “Fable” approach to naming wines. But the wine in the bottle here is very good Chardonnay indeed, loaded... Read More

Lower ABV Daniel Callan’s mission is to highlight the terroir of the Central Coast through the lens of old-vine field blends, like this wild combination of 56% Napa Gamay (a.k.a. Valdiguié), 20% Black Malvoisie (a.k.a.... Read More

Lower ABV We go to the ends of the earth to find delicious, well-priced, Pinot – literally here in a wine from Patagonia! It’s fermented with 50% whole clusters for spice and picked fresh but very ripe (for here) at... Read More

Lower ABV A good Vinho Verde is pretty much the perfect warm weather wine. And this is one of a pair of top-notch Vinho Verde, both from 100% Loureiro grapes grown on steeply sloped vineyards overlooking northern Portugal’s... Read More

Lower ABV A good Vinho Verde is pretty much the perfect warm weather wine. And this is one of a pair of top-notch Vinho Verde, both from 100% Loureiro grapes grown on steeply sloped vineyards overlooking northern Portugal’s... Read More

One of Doug's favorite Patricia Green Pinots from a unique, steeply sloped, west-facing site that gives Pommard on volcanic soil at the top, Dijon 115 on marine sediments lower and a tiny bit of Mariafeld Clone from the transition... Read More

Patricia Green Cellars makes more wine from this premier Willamette Valley vineyard than anyone else. As Jim Anderson explains, Because we take a lot by both volume and diversity of blocks and clones and because we choose to bottle... Read More

Owned by Archery Summit, Arcus is on Worden Hill Rd in the Dundee Hills near Maresh, Powell Hill, Weber, Clos Electrique and Le Pavillon. For years the vineyard name was kept off the label at the owners' request, so the sourcing... Read More

Pretty much the essence of Dundee Hills Pinot, especially in a great vintage for Pinot on these Jory volcanic clay soils. Audrey Frick in JebDunnuck.com says in the 96 point rave, The 2022 Pinot Noir Balcombe Vineyard is a bright... Read More

When Jim offered us a little of this for his visit, he anticipated a little pushback from his winery team. No one is going to be happy that I am suggesting we let some cases go free range. I might be dead by the time you read... Read More

White Lirac must be, by law, a blend so the label says there’s 1% Grenache Blanc. But it’s really 100% Clairette from vines that survived the phylloxera epidemic of the 1860s and ‘70s here in the southern Rhone... Read More

Organic/Bio This is just fabulous Malbec that has more than enough fruit for immediate enjoyment and a complex, savory, depth that makes it unbelievably good with grilled meat. As Suckling says in the 94 point rave, “A more... Read More

A really delicious and complex all Tempranillo Rioja with 14 months in French oak for roundness and spice. Black cherry and blackberry fruit really sing out over the smoky, chocolaty, oak. A touch of Tempranillo’s savory... Read More

Freisa is cousin to Barolo’s Nebbiolo grape, but it’s the more casual, cool, fun-loving member of the family! The grape name comes from Latin for “strawberry” and you’ll certainly taste a big basked... Read More

For all the size and power, Turley's Dusi Zin is one of the most fresh and zippy of the entire line-up. Making it one of the most food-friendly, too. As Wine Advocate says in the 95 point review, it's A seductive Zin that's... Read More