Olympus Wineries

Silver Oak

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

What more could you want in a cab? One of my favorite wineries and an excellent vintage. Well worth the money to add a few bottles to your collection. — 7 years ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Cubillo Crianza Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2007

A. R.
9.0

I may be a bit biased, since this is one of my all time favorite wineries, but there are few (if any other) wines with this amount of pedigree and age for 25 dollars. On the nose, dried cherries, tobacco leaf and leather. In the mouth, red fruits, a straight-razor leather oiled strop, slight grip of tannin and some acid. Medium-long finish. — 8 years ago

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No bias. Real deal. Real value.

Venge Vineyards

Bone Ash Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Top five wineries, we had such time in Napa! — 8 years ago

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Château de Lascaux

Carra Languedoc Pic Saint-Loup Red Blend 2014

What a great region for wines. They have come a long way in the last 10 years. Gerard bertrand being in the forefront of wineries there — 8 years ago

Chateau Montelena

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

2006 Cabernet from one of my favorite wineries. Not overly tannic, nice black cherry, chocolate flavors with black pepper at the finish. — 9 years ago

Thomas George Estates

Estate Russian River Valley Rosé of Pinot Noir 2013

Great Rose, dry, crisp and refreshing. One of my favorite Sonoma wineries. — 9 years ago

Avenel Cellars

Napa County Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Another spectacular Cabernet from my favorite wineries in Napa. Had the 2012 vintage with some young Gouda an it really sets it off. Stil, it's a bit young in my mind and would be fantastic in a few years. Definitely standouts in my mind as one of the best cabs I've had in a while. Wonderful fullness with soft and integrated tannins. And layers of black cherry, blueberries and coca dance around your tongue as it is sipped. Gonna have it with some awesome authentic german goulash. A perfect finish to a nice day in the South Bay. — 9 years ago

White Rock Vineyards

Napa Valley Claret Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2010

Delectable Wine
9.6

One of the only wineries in Napa that bottle ages in the cave walls. Old-world technique for an awesome old-world styled wine. Bottles may have come down, but spirits still high and lucky stars counted. — 10 years ago

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Landmark Vineyards

Overlook Sonoma County Chardonnay 2011

One of my favorite wineries — 10 years ago

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Joseph Venglik

Joseph Venglik

I just bought this one yesterday. Can't wait to try it!

Ramey Wine Cellars

Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2012

Pear, lemon, melon and crisp citrus flavors. A smooth, toasty finish. Medium-bodied. Rich and expressive. There's a lot going on here. One of my favorite wineries. — 7 years ago

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Meinklang

Frizzante Pinot Noir Rosé 2014

I finally found a wine for Indian and SE Asian food!! It's soft and pretty, with just enough prickly fizz to bring the flavors of watermelon, strawberry and papaya to life. More wineries need to produce frizzante rosé. — 8 years ago

Zlatan

Crljenak Crljenak Kaštelanski

RIP to the late Zlatan who passed a month ago.

Zlatan Otok is one of my favourite wineries in Croatia. I appreciate every single one of the wines that I've tried but that said, this Zlatan Otok 2010 Crljenak is my absolute fave.

In 2001 a research, funded by Mike Grgich of Judgement of Paris fame, on the origin of Zinfandel came to fruition. It confirmed that Zinfandel and Primitivo came from Croatia. Unfortunately at the point of discovery, the vines of Crljenak in Croatia was near extinction. Today, only a handful of Croatian wineries still produce this wine. As far as I've tried, the Zlatan Otok 2010 Crljenak is the best representation of this variety.

Notes: Colour is dark garnet with some clarity. On the nose, I get cboth red and black fruit, white and black pepper, slightly perfumey like amber and musk. The palate reflects exactly what's on the nose, carried off by vibrant acidity and prominent minerality. Tannins are slightly coarse but sweet, which means it should be aged in the bottle for a while longer but ready to be enjoyed now. What I love most is how it opens up and expresses itself on the palate like a triangle--from narrow and shy to wide and lively. This Crljenak has lighter body than most Californian Zinfandel.

The final conclusion: Yes please! It's slightly cheaper than Lytton Springs, and I'm getting more pleasure from this.
— 8 years ago

Diamond Creek Vineyards

Volcanic Hill Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1978

One of my top two wineries from the 70's and my favorite single vineyard from this property. This was beautiful right out of the bottle. — 9 years ago

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I've had so many great 1978 from them!!
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Agreed. The 78 Lake is still one of my top 6 wines of my life.

The Ojai Vineyard

Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011

I've been loving Ojai for so long. This producer has to be in my top 10 favorite Cali wineries, no question. — 9 years ago

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Hawkes

ST Stone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

William Langley
9.3

Hawkes has been growing for wineries like Silver Oak for years. Stone is their fantastic Chalk Hill Single Vineyard that has wonderful black cherry mingled with flint, firm acidity, and lingering subtle tannins. — 9 years ago

Highland Wineries

Moniack Mead

Delicious. Nice and sweet, smooth and yummy. — 9 years ago

DeLille Cellars

Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

This is one of my favorite wineries, great WA red wines!

Jim
— 10 years ago

La Petite Ferme

Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

One of my favorite South African wineries — 10 years ago

Three Brothers Wineries & Estates

Nearly Naked Chardonnay

Very light Chard not heavy oak — 11 years ago

Dalla Valle Vineyards

Maya 1990

Jimmy Hayes
9.7

90 Maya - sublime bottle. Solid as a rock. Generous - cassis, blackberry, olive. Few California wineries I appreciate more. — 7 years ago

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Realm Cellars

Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Awesome wineries make incredible wines even in tough years. This 11 rocks! — 8 years ago

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Now I am the one with an empty glass @Martin G Rivard - enjoy my friend
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@Martin G Rivard. Agreed, and the prices are relatively appealing, too!
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Absolutely & many still have inventory!

Metala

Shiraz Cabernet Blend 2012

I underrated Langhorne Creek wines for decades, but not any more. This is a superb red. And there are many other winners coming out of neighbouring wineries. — 8 years ago

A. Rafanelli

Dry Creek Valley Merlot 2008

@ARafanelliWine is consistently one of best wineries from #DryCreekValley #Merlot — 9 years ago

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Long Shadows Vintners

Pirouette Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2009

Lara H
9.2

One of my favorite wineries. Period. — 9 years ago

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McPherson Cellars

Viognier 2013

This is a varietal more Tx wineries should be producing. Could use a bit more acid but the fruit is damn tasty! — 9 years ago

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Motorcycle Wineries

Distressed Femininity Rosé

Crazy awesome, natty deliciousness. Wild raspberry limeade, can't stop drinking it. — 10 years ago

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Solms-Delta

Lekkerwijn Rosé Blend 2011

Fresh and crisp on the intake, round as it hits the back of the throat and a long graceful finish. One of our favorite ethical wineries, Solms Delta, this earthy wine is bright cherry rose. — 11 years ago