Value in Bordeaux: Ch. CAMINO SALVA Haut Medoc
We’ve worked with this wine for years but 2015 is the first year it’s been called “Ch. Camino Salva.” In 2014 and before, it was called…
What I’m Drinking: ALEXANDER VALLEY VINEYARDS Organic Caberent Sauvignon 2015
This organically-grown Cabernet Sauvignon is the pet project of Alexander Valley Vineyards (AVV) owner Hank Wetzel – and it is a winner. The regular AVV Cab…
OPUS ONE 2015 is at Spec’s
Year-in-and-year-out, Opus One is one of the top Cabernet-based wines from Napa Valley and this 2015 is no exception. In stock now. OPUS ONE, Napa Valley,…
AGE-WORTHY BORDEAUX
Much is made of wine’s ability to age and the glories of mature wines. Most of this is just so much bunk. Only a small percentage…
Winery Profile: HEARST RANCH
Heart Ranch Winery is a partnership between Steve Hearst of the Hearst Family (yes, that Hearst Family – William Randolph Hearst and Hearst Castle and all…
Promising Pessac: Ch. HAUT VIGNEAU 2014
Formerly part of a much larger estate belonging to Baron de Montesquieu, Ch. Haut Vigneau is now the property of Eric Perrin (one of owners of Ch.…
A “Higher Grace” Indeed
The Eisele Vineyard was started by the Eisele family who mostly sold the grapes to other producers such as Ridge and Joseph Phelps. in 1990, the…
New Chileans: CASA SILVA Los Lingues Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Stunningly good “New Chilean” Cabernet at a price that won’t break the bank: CASA SILVA Los Lingues Cabernet Sauvignon, Colchagua Valley , 2014 ($19.89) 100% Cabernet…
Wine of the Week: FAUST Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2013
MOST ALL FINE WINE is the product of both an identifiable person and a (fairly) specific place. The person is the motive force. The place provides the foundation.…
Fine Wine of the Week: QUINTESSA 2013
The Person(s): Agustin Huneeus (owner of Flowers, Faust, and Quintessa) and his mom, Valeria Huneeus (who is/was in fact the visionary and founding force behind Quintessa) The…
