by George Bato | Aug 8, 2022
IMMORTAL ESTATE 2017 SLOPECABERNET SAUVIGNON SONOMA COUNTY The magnificently steep vineyards of Immortal Estate are among the steepest in California, planted on a dramatic 55-degree slope on the Mayacamas range. The winery was formerly known as Hidden Ridge, and in...
by George Bato | Jul 10, 2022
ARKENSTONENVD CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY 2018 The Arkenstone Estate Vineyard at 1400 feet on Howell Mountain consists of 13 acres of vines divided into 22 separate vineyard blocks, providing winemaker Sam Kaplan with the necessary components for crafting...
by George Bato | May 19, 2022
SHAFER VINEYARDS 2019 ONE POINT FIVECABERNET SAUVIGNON STAGS LEAP DISTRICT | NAPA VALLEY Father and son team John and Doug Shafer began their working partnership in 1983, referred to as the “generation and a half” or One Point Five. Hence the name of their...
by George Bato | Apr 27, 2022
FORMAN2016 CABERNET SAUVIGNONNAPA VALLEY Ric Forman had always dreamt of being the sole proprietor of a boutique winery focused on making small quantities of wine by personally tending to and nurturing the fruit himself. He believes that his philosophy and hands-on...
by George Bato | Mar 28, 2022
MY FAVORITE NEIGHBOR2019 CABERNET SAUVIGNONSAN LUIS OBISPO CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST Wine writer and critic, Jeb Dunnuck recently commented on Eric Jensen’s My Favorite Neighbor wines stating, “As I’ve written numerous times in the past, all of these...
