Wine Recommendations

Jordan Winery is unusual for a few reasons: The first is that they only make, and have only made, two wines - chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon. The second is that for the entirety of the winery, 40 plus years, only two winemakers have been at the helm. Currently, it’s Maggie Kruse. Stylistically,...

Gewürztraminer is one of those grapes that is either looked upon fondly or people have an aversion to. Often times it’s because it’s produced in a way that is syrupy and one-dimensional. What you need is a winemaker in whose capable hands is able to create a bone-dry version but maintains all the...

Normally, the color of a wine is not a huge marker, unless it’s very wrong, or very compelling. Here it is compelling. Winemaker Ettore Biraghi first made his mark with winemaking in Switzerland, one of the most underappreciated wine countries in the world. But Ettore eventually found Mendocino and...

And now for something completely different. The world is full of cabernet and pinot noir and when you need and/or want to find something different you should reach for this. Comprised of 61% grenache, 19% Mourvèdre, 15% syrah, and 5% carignan. Aged 16 months in barrel, 10% of which were new French...

As cabernet sauvignon fruit goes, Howell Mountain is one of the pinnacles of great farming. This wine offers everything you want in mountain-grown Napa cabernet of this caliber - blackberry, black cherry, boysenberry, blueberry, shades of raspberry black cherry, boysenberry and lingonberry, along...

Bodegas Caro has long produced a terrific portfolio of wines, from higher end to this lovely inexpensive Malbec. This presents with dark fruits of blackberry and black cherry and boysenberry. There is a notable rustic quality to it, solid acidity and moderate tannins that give structure to the wine...

Blackbird’s Arise has always focused on being a blend. Comprised of 42% merlot, 42% cabernet franc, 10% cabernet sauvignon and 5% petite verdot, it was aged 21 months in French oak barrels, only half of which were new. You’ll find the requisite black cherry, blackberry and blueberry notes, there’s...

Comprised of mainly merlot with 23% malbec blended in, the goal of this wine is to create a nod to the wines of Pomerol, Bordeaux’s right bank vineyards that traditionally focus on merlot-based wines. An effusive version of its French counterpart this offers black cherry, cassis, blackberry,...

The Strub family has been making wine in the Rheinhessen, on the slopes of the Rhine River, since 1710. Today, Walter Strub is the 11th generation to produce wine. While grüner silvaner has a checkered reputation in Germany (think bulk wine), it can nonetheless produce a wonderful wine, if handled...

In 1987 Argyle was founded with a belief that Oregon’s Willamatte Valley could produce stellar sparkling wines. Since then, Argyle has lead the way. This 2017 Brut offers pleasant light lemony-lime note with hints of guava and pear and back notes of baked soda bread and green apple. It has enough...