We’ve written about Lando Wines several times (click here and here). Last night we decided to crack open a bottle of his 2021 Sonoma Coast. This is a real cherry bomb. Bing cherries on the...
We’ve been saving the 2018 and 2019 vintages of RN Estate pinot noir. But a few weeks ago we decided the time had come to open them. These are from the legendary Fiddlestix Vineyard in the...
On December 14, we used our Coravin to pour half a bottle of each of these goodies. Both were from the Terra de Promissio vineyard. Here’s a tip: if you have a bottle of the 2017 drink it now...
We opened this goodie for Thanksgiving. Domaine Della continues to impress with extremely high quality. On the nose, aromas of dark fruit, forest floor, and brambleberry. The palate opens with...
Lando 2020 Truth and Valor Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. We featured Lando Wines in our review of the Palm Springs Pinotfest. Today we opened this baby. It has aged nicely. And it’s probably...
A few weeks ago, we decided to try two bottles from Domaine Della: the 2018 and 2019 Sonoma Coast. Here are the results of the Domaine Della vertical. Normally, we like to hold wines from David Hejl...
Dusty Nabor is a character, completely appropriate for the Garagiste festival. Working with Karin Langer, his eponymous winery produces mainly syrah, grenache, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, and...
Etnyre Wines is a close second for best pinot at Garagiste 2022 Paso Robles. They make pinot noir and syrah. We were greeted by Ethan and Karen Etnyre. Both were charming. Ethan’s knowledge of every...
Apologies for the all caps in the title. You’ll soon see why. Volatus had the best pinot at this Garagiste. Added bonus: they also have a chardonnay. Hal Schmitt, owner and winemaker, is a TOPGUN...
As regular readers know, RN Estate Winery in Paso Robles is one of our favorites. We have been wine club members there for longer than we can remember. Last night I discovered two 2019 pinots from...
Our friends at Maggy Hawk were kind enough to forward an invitation to this event. So on January 7 we checked into the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert right next to Palm...
Here’s the list of wineries we plan to write about. If you’re really curious about a specific entry, e-mail us and we’ll try to move it up our priority list.
We were greeted by Sam Lando, founder, owner, and winemaker at Lando Wines. These folks only make Sonoma Coast and Russian River Valley pinot noirs. Our bliss point! Sam was pouring three pinots:...
Domaine Della uses the allocation system. There is no wine club per se. Sign up for their e-mail list and they will notify you when wines are available. There is a deadline for ordering. We ordered...
From the website: Beau Marchais Winery began on a summer evening in July of 2018 in the town of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. I was fortunate enough to be invited to Philippe Cambie’s home for dinner and...