Classic Cabernet Class and Tasting
Do you love great Cabernet Sauvignon? Do you thrill at the thought of elegant, balanced wines that taste of variety and place? If so, please join me, Spec’s fine…
PINE RIDGE Collines Vineyard Chardonnay
For many years, Pine Ridge Dijon Clones Chardonnay served as a reference standard for Napa Valley Chardonnay. With its replacement Collines Vineyard Chardonnay, Pine Ridge has…
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,…
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…
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…
Breaking Down BANSHEE
Sometimes I’m forced to overcome my prejudices. Banshee’s wines are a case in point. The name Banshee doesn’t really relate to the people involved or the…
The List: FIVE FINE PARTY WINES FOR UNDER $10
Yes, it is possible to find tasty wines that reflect the person behind them and the place they were grown for under $10.00 per bottle. (And…
