by George Bato | Aug 14, 2020
ARCHERY SUMMIT 2018 PINOT NOIR DUNDEE HILLS | OR Pinot Noir is like a blank canvas, and more than any other grape, wherever it’s planted, it begins to reflect and channel the vineyard, land, and other environmental factors straight to the grapes, then to the glass....
by George Bato | Jul 19, 2020
RADIO-COTEAU 2016 PINOT NOIR LA NEBLINA SONOMA COAST Radio-Coteau has always been a brand for those “in the know,” and the name of the winery is a French colloquial expression that suggests “word of mouth,” which is how most find out about...
by George Bato | Jul 3, 2020
HIRSCH VINEYARDS 2016 PINOT NOIR SAN ANDREA FAULTS SONOMA COAST People who farm the vineyards and make wine from the Fort Ross Seaview AVA refer to this region as the “Extreme” and/or “True” Sonoma Coast. Situated at 1500′ Hirsch...
by George Bato | Jun 7, 2020
TWOMEY 2017 PINOT NOIR RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY The Duncan Family members are major players and innovators in the California wine industry and have been since the 1970s. After dominating one varietal for decades with their Silver Oak Cabernet, they took on a new challenge...
by George Bato | Jun 6, 2020
MIGRATION 2017 PINOT NOIR SONOMA COAST by DUCKHORN Duckhorn might be best known for Merlot, with their first vintage in 1978, but they’ve also been making Pinot Noir in the late 90s, and their Pinots are gaining some serious momentum. In 1997 Duckhorn produced...
