Jorge Maciel first tried his hand at making wine in 2000 after a trip to Italy (and numerous bottles of

Chianti gets a bad rap. For so long, this dry Tuscan wine was associated with fiascos, the straw-covered bottles of

Côte de Beaune is a mecca for white wine lovers. Located in the southern portion of the Côte d’Or, Côte

Finesse, elegance, power, and richness. Those are just a few words wine critics have used to describe the 2016 Quilceda

2013 Curly St. James, “Ostentatious Parlay”, Napa Valley Red Blend

The Curly St. James “Ostentatious Parlay”, Napa Valley Red Blend

Wine lovers who try the 2007 Parador Cellars Reserva may be dismayed that just two barrels of this Spanish blend

The 2014 Joseph Swan Vineyards, “Bastoni Vineyards” Petite Sirah from Sonoma County is a wine that’s firing on all cylinders.

We don’t give a lot of wines a near-perfect score, but wow. Just wow. This 2018 Nicolas Catena Zapata Bordeaux

There’s not much malbec grown in California, and there’s even less malbec grown in Carmel Valley, but Jack Galante’s interpretation

2018 was a good year for wine in Napa Valley, and this bottle of 2018 Gandona ‘Meia’ Cabernet Franc, Napa

Silver Oak, along with a handful of other Napa Valley wineries is part of Napa Valley’s Cabernet Class of 1972.

Right out of the gate, this Cabernet had a bit too much alcohol. Decanting the wine for about 30 minutes