Highlights: Chapoutier Sicamor Crozes-Hermitage 2018 Northern Rhône
So impressed with this wine. It’s a relatively new release from Chapoutier, and it has a wonderful wild intensity to
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Highlights: François Villard L’appel des Sereines Syrah 2017, Northern Rhône, France
François Villard is well known in the Northern Rhone for his masterful and poetic Côte-Rôtie and Saint-Joseph. Starting off his
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Highlights: The Ojai Vineyard Syrah 2017 Santa Barbara County, California
Syrah from a cool-ish climate in California. It’s a variety you’d think would be thriving in California, but it hasn’t
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Highlights: Cortes de Cima Incógnito 2013 Alentejo, Portugal
There’s an interesting story behind this wine. Incógnito is the famous Syrah made by Cortes de Cima, first produced in
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Highlights: Jean-Luc Jamet Valine 2018 Collines-Rhodaniennes, France
The Jamet story is not a straightforward one. Brothers Jean-Luc and Jean-Paul worked together for many years at Domaine Jamet,
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Highlights: Reynvaan In The Rocks Syrah 2016 Walla Walla
Reynvaan Family Vineyards In The Rocks Syrah 2016 Walla Walla, Washington State13.5% alcohol. This is so distinctive, and quite beautiful.
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Highlights: Gramercy Cellars John Lewis Syrah 2012 Washington State
So, tonight I did my first Instagram Live session. It was the first of a new Wine Zones series from
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Washington State wine: Gramercy Cellars, Walla Walla
Greg Harrington has the coveted Master Sommelier (MS) qualification (he got it aged just 26), and in 2005 he started
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Le Vieux Pin, La Stella, Artakama: star wineries from Canada’s Okanagan
I visited Le Vieux Pin in late August 2020, and tasted through current and upcoming releases with Severine and assistant
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Domaine de Thalie: characterful organic wines from the Mâconnais, Bourgogne
Peter Gierszewski created Domaine de Thalie, in the Mâcon region of Bourgogne, a decade ago. He now has 4.5 hectares
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