2022 United States Wine

Organic/Bio While Stephen Hagen and his team are fine winemakers, the real story here is winegrowing. Stephen’s unique “grazing based viticulture” replaces herbicides, mowing, plowing and fertilizers with something... Read More

As always, a benchmark interpretation of Virginia's most prominent red wine grape made in a rich but balanced and highly drinkable style. The 91 point review from JamesSuckling.com gives you a great idea of what to expect:... Read More

From all estate fruit fermented and aged in French oak, this is richer, deeper and more ripe-tasting than many Willamette Valley Chards. As Suckling says in the 92 point write-up, “A substantial and well-balanced wine that... Read More

A tremendous bottle of Eola Hills Pinot made from estate fruit with just a little whole cluster and a lot of style, charm and power. We love the silky feel to the spiced red berry fruit and an enlivening twist of orange peel at... Read More

Just a delightful, ready to love, Willamette Valley Pinot Noir from a blend of Estate and Van Duzer Vyd fruit. The dark raspberry and red cherry fruit are delicious and fun and buoyed by a lift of red berry acidity and fine, light,... Read More

Winemaker Neil Koch has worked with superstar Philippe Melka at benchmark Napa Cab houses like Seavey Vineyards, Bryant Family and Vineyard 29 and helped make the bold whites and Chardonnays of Lewis Cellars as assistant winemaker... Read More

Lower ABV Pretty fancy pants Pinot. If you're like us, that'll be your reaction to tasting this lightly colored, fully flavored, cooler vintage gem. The strawberry fruit picks up a zip of mandarin orange and is well cloaked... Read More

The winery says, “We like to say our approach to Cabernet Franc is more Burgundy than Bordeaux, meaning we look for silky rather than tannic structure and favor the aromatic potential of the grape over the flavor of the... Read More

One of California's top Pinot houses reaches up to Oregon's Zena Crown vineyard for a Warrior Princess of a wine! Jeb Dunnuck captures it nicely in the 95 point rave, it’s a youthful ruby hue and is floral and ripe... Read More

A truly old-vine Russian River Zinfandel mainly from vines 100+ years old, this delivers both the intense fruit Zin-heads love and a refreshing freshness that makes it hard to stop drinking. Raspberry pie, kirsch, star anise and... Read More

Robin Lail grew up in the vines at Inglenook where her dad, John Daniels, created benchmark Cabernet through the mid-1960s. This honors his contributions in a grand wine of excellent intensity and depth. As Wine Advocate says... Read More

Anywhere Cabernet Sauvignon thrives, its Bordeaux stablemate, Sauvignon Blanc, will probably shine as well. But Robin Lail is one of the first in Napa willing to let Sauvignon Blanc shine on a truly prime site. The result is one... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Within the foothills of the Coastal Range, Hylands was planted in the early 1970s to Charles Coury's suitcase clones and remains dense in Coury Clone Pinot today. This is simply beautiful Pinot Noir,... Read More

Although it comes to the US from Italy (via Austria and Ohio - it's a long story), Zinfandel is very much America's grape. And this robust wine starts with very good grapes indeed, all grown by the unofficial first farming... Read More

The Gallo family resurrected this old Monte Rosso estate, first built in 1886 and then closed during Prohibition. The wines today take advantage of Monte Rosso’s elevation to escape the morning fog that can make Sonoma Cabernet... Read More

After leaving Ravenswood, Joel Peterson created this project to make old-school wines from some of the same old-vine sites he used at Ravenswood. Fermentations are in redwood, yeast is native, punchdowns by hand, and the grapes... Read More

Owned by Archery Summit, Arcus is on Worden Hill Rd in the Dundee Hills near Maresh, Powell Hill, Weber, Clos Electrique and Le Pavillon. For years the vineyard name was kept off the label at the owners' request, so the sourcing... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Always one of the best values in Willamette Valley Pinot, the Estate Old Vine bottling benefits in 2022 from frost damage that dropped yields to a ton per acre and a decision to put all of the best blocks... Read More

Philip Togni makes some of the most age-worthy and classic wines in all of Napa Valley from their estate vines at 2,000 feet on Spring Mountain. The Tanbark Hill bottling delivers Togni’s class and style in a more approachable... Read More

Super rare in every way, from the unique delivery of pure Viognier character with a jolt of minerality and freshness to the 61 case total production. Sashi Moorman puts most of his Northern Rhone passion into his Syrahs, but here... Read More

Lower ABV From a 2,300 foot high ridge in the Coastal Mountains, this is about as beautiful as Syrah gets. All whole cluster and aged in one new and one used cask, there’s lovely fruit here but it’s the savory notes... Read More

Winemaker Morgan Lee likes to make unexpected wines - as he says, wines that make people think. Mainly what you'll think after tasting this is, That's a legit Cab. Thus the name. It's a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV I thought the 2021 X Novo the best Willamette Valley Chardonnay I'd ever tasted - then I tried this. Burgundian is overused in talking about non-Burgundy Chardonnay, so we'll say Meursault-ian instead.... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV This high-altitude, volcanic soil, Eola Hills vineyard is fast developing into one of the most exciting sites in the Valley. Walter Scott delivers their typical Burgundian take on Oregon Pinot here, emphasizing... Read More

This always a winning value in high-end, handcrafted, tiny-production, Napa Cab. And in 2022, it’s delicious right now! For the first time this bottling includes a little bit of Howell Mountain fruit to go with five other... Read More