by George Bato | Jan 15, 2022
ARIETTA 2019 QUARTETPROPRIETARY RED WINE BLEND NAPA VALLEY Arietta Winery has a highly respected reputation for producing impeccably balanced wines crafted with fruit from top vineyards in Napa Valley. Arietta’s wines are inspired by music, and the belief that...
by George Bato | Sep 18, 2021
DUCKHORN VINEYARDS 2018 MERLOTTHREE PALMS VINEYARD NAPA VALLEY Since its first bottling in 1978, Duckhorn Three Palms Vineyard Merlot set the gold standard for New World Merlot, reaching the pinnacle in 2017 by ranking #1 ‘Wine of the Year’ on Wine...
by George Bato | Feb 13, 2021
DUCKHORN VINEYARDS 2017 MERLOT THREE PALMS VINEYARD NAPA VALLEY It’s quite a feather in the cap of any winery that lands a wine on the annual Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list, let alone in the Top 20. As a matter of fact, the current release of...
by George Bato | Jan 16, 2021
PRIDE MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS 2016 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 70% NAPA VALLEY | 30% SONOMA Pride Mountain Vineyards is an iconic producer on Spring Mountain that defines the success of their wines by their uncanny ability to be identified in blind tastings. This is due to the...
by George Bato | Aug 29, 2020
BERINGER VINEYARDS 2016 MERLOT BANCROFT RANCH VINEYARD HOWELL MOUNTAIN | NAPA VALLEY Merlots are known for supple fruit, and underlined elegance, but when grown at higher elevations they can have more concentrated and intense flavors. A perfect illustration of this...