by George Bato | Feb 3, 2021
DuMOL 2018 RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY CHARDONNAY | PINOT NOIR | SYRAH DuMOL produces brilliantly complex, inspiring, and remarkably balanced wines in every vintage. However, in vintages like 2018, Partner and Winemaker Andy Smith describes it as “one of the greatest...
by George Bato | Jan 28, 2021
PAUL HOBBS 2018 PINOT NOIR RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY Paul Hobbs knows that the personality of a vineyard is only revealed through tending each vine diligently, and vinifying the grapes with minimalist techniques that fully express the terroir. This tried and true practice...
by George Bato | Jan 14, 2021
TURLEY WINE CELLARS 2018 ZINFANDEL OLD VINES | CALIFORNIA Turley Wine Cellars is an American icon that’s been a benchmark producer of Old Vine Zinfandel for nearly three decades. Right out of the gate, their first vintage of 1993 Hayne Zinfandel ranked #11 on the Wine...
by George Bato | Oct 4, 2020
GAMBA VINEYARDS & WINERY 2018 OLD VINE ZINFANDEL STARR ROAD RANCH RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY Gus Gamba continues his streak of producing some of the best Zinfandels in the Russian River Valley. The new Gamba 2018 Old Vine Zinfandel from the Starr Road Ranch Vineyard is...
by George Bato | Sep 2, 2020
Three Iconic Pinot Noirs from the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast, including Occidental by Steve Kistler and Hirsch Vineyards. We start with the brilliant, current Pinot Noir release by the renowned Kanzler Family Vineyards. KANZLER FAMILY VINEYARDS 2018 PINOT...
