Established by Chris and Annie Camarda in the late 1980s, Andrew Will is one of Washington state's finest wineries, and it introduced the world to the merit of Washington Bordeaux blends. Single vineyard wines like Ciel du... Read More
Do you know what up-selling is? It's when you want to spend $20, but then a salesperson tries to talk you into spending $30. Well, we've done so much of the opposite regarding the Bacchus Chard and Cab. Made by the former... Read More
Chris Brockway has been making site-specific wine since his first barrel in 2002. Unlike many other young winemakers looking to create the next blockbuster Cab or Pinot, Brockway turned his focus on Zin and reinvented it as natural... Read More
Sonoma's Old Hill Ranch dates back to 1851 but devolved into a 24-acre bushy junkyard until Otto Teller (Will Bucklin's stepfather) saved it in 1981. The Ancient Field Blend comes from a 12-acre plot planted in 1885. It... Read More
Donn and Molly Chappellet settled on Napa's rocky Pritchard Hill in 1967, and the winery is still going strong today under the leadership of their children. In recent years, Chappellet constructed new facilities with modernized... Read More
Cristom was making amazing Willamette Valley Pinot Noir long before most people knew there were vines in Oregon. Mt. Jefferson is a Biodynamic blend of 18 different Eola-Amity vineyards aged in French oak for notes of tea, pumpkin... Read More
There's nothing more challenging than finding a varietally correct mid-priced California Pinot Noir. Many are too fruity, oaky, or atypical, but David Gordon, wine director at Manhattan's Tribeca Grill, works with only... Read More
Fundamental Red is a Rhone blend with a bit of extra California oomph. Tensley ferments Central Coast Syrah, Grenache, plus a little Mourvedre for depth and Viognier for perfume in steel before aging for eight months in French... Read More
In this case, Lite refers to both density and price compared to Tensley's premier Syrah. It's still a substantial Syrah but with a northern Rhone flair, meaning the fruit doesn't overshadow the wine's complexities... Read More
Las Jaras is a California-centric partnership between winemaker Joel Burt & comedian Eric Wareheim - probably best known for the TV series Master of None. Instead of shooting for cult status, Joel and Eric went the natural route... Read More
