United States Wine between $50 and $75

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

Organic/Bio The wine formerly known by Stephen’s son’s name “Juel” now goes by his nickname, Little Bud. But it still tells the story of this wild vineyard in overview, combining fruit picked from all four... Read More

As always, a benchmark in Virginia wine for both immediate enjoyment with food and many years in cellar to come. In 2020, a blend of Merlot 62%, Cabernet Franc 34%, Petit Verdot 4% with the Cab Franc giving extra lift.... 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

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

Napa Cabernet grown to full ripeness and flavor but slowly enough and in a cool enough site to retain vivacity, purity and style. Then turned into Cabernet by an Italian-American winemaker who combines our USA preference for generous... Read More

This 15 acre vineyard was planted in 2001 and purchased by Joe and Pat Campbell in 2009 where they built a home – and a clay tennis court. The east-facing Pommard and Dijon 115 vines give a terrific blend of rich red fruit... 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

From Napa’s great – soon to be legendary – 2023 vintage and a vineyard on Atlas Peak, this one-time bottling is built to enjoy tonight – 2030 or so. It’s 94% Cabernet Sauvignon with 3% each Petit... Read More

As Vinous says in their 92 point review, Jonata's entry-level Todos remains the hidden jewel in this range, as it offers tons of character at a very accessible price. Blending 45% Syrah, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petit Verdot,... 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

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

One of America's most popular premium Chardonnays is, as usual, a perfect blend of satisfying richness and food-friendly verve. It's a blend of fruit from cool Carneros and warmer St Helena fermented and aged in steel... Read More

If you look closely, you’ll notice the little biplane on the edge of the label here, a tribute to “Buck” Cobb who planted this vineyard in between working as an aerobatic pilot. Volcanic soils at 1,500 feet elevation... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Ken and Erica are among the leading proponents of Willamette Valley Chardonnay – in fact, a bit more than half their production is now Burgundy’s fine white grape. While most of their volume is... Read More