Redwood Ridge Vineyard Steve Dutton and Dan Goldfield have collaborated in making some of the Russian River’s finest wines since 1998. The source of most of their fruit is the Dutton Ranch in Sonoma County’s Green Valley. However, they also source fruit from special vineyards elsewhere in Northern California.  In this article, we review 2021 vintage Pinot Noirs from some …

The pioneers of California viticulture were the Mexican padres who, beginning in the late 1700s, planted grapes as they established missions up the coast of what was then known as Baja California. Their methodical march northwards in California and their dedication to planting vineyards for sacramental wine means that long before wine grapes were even imagined as crops in Napa …

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Colombia Valley is one of America’s prime spots for Syrah. Syrah in the US remains an enigma. Cult brands that emerged during the 1990s – Sine Qua Non on the Central Coast or Cayuse Vineyards in the Walla Walla Valley – are among the country’s iconic and most expensive wines. But by and large, Syrah is still the perennial underdog …

Médoc, Haut-Médoc, Moulis & Listrac 2023: A variable vintage Scroll down to see notes and scores for the top Médoc, Haut-Médoc, Moulis & Listrac en primeur 2023 wines {“content”:”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”} See the top-scoring Médoc, Haut-Médoc, Moulis & Listrac 2023 en primeur wines {} {“wineId”:”82889″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82663″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82893″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82712″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82714″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82672″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”83030″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”83026″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”83023″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”83021″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}

Aromatic, complex, succulent and fleshy, offering flavors of beeswax, litsea oil and peach preserves, with candied ginger and honeysuckle accents. A whiff of smoke mingles with the crisp citrus and herbal notes at the lip-smacking core. Drink now through 2034. 1,500 cases made, 200 cases imported. Source : 97428d184b6c88947a2f592af094b53e

Brambly herb, floral and spice notes accent ripe flavors of wild strawberry, mulberry, red licorice and singed orange peel in this balanced red, with supple tannins and a hint of toast on the finish. Drink now. 34,600 cases made, 13,400 cases imported. Source : 04fe00e2cbda1868d101baddeec216dc

A regular reader of the site who is good at sniffing out Costco wine values alerted us to this bottle, on sale with a limited time discount (thanks Anne). Costco’s normal price is $11.99 which is already nice since retail is around $17 and online the bottle goes for $15. Until 5/19 though, you can … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2021-bodegas-manzanos-111-cabernet-sauvignon-navarra/