Who knew the some of the best Petit Sirah's come from Colorado? This grape fits the winemakers style perfectly. Huge, full bodied wine with power and structure. Amazing purity throughout... No sulfites, no filtering, no new oak. This is a serious wine that's overlooked. I'd put it up against any California Petit at this price or higher.

Firm and distinctive, with a muscular tannic backbone that adds some appealing tension to the dark spiced plum and tobacco notes. An edge of acidity keeps the flavors energetic and lively. Drink now through 2023.

A single-vineyard field blend from the Old Hill Vineyard in Sonoma. This site has been continuously under vine for more than 130 years old. The Bambino comes from the Old Hill's youngest vines, which were planted in 1998. Fermented on native yeast, aged 10 months in neutral French oak. Dark, spicy fruit with great vivacity.

Deep cherry is the main flavor theme here, with spice and iron accents. Fresh and firmly structured, with chestnut and tobacco elements from the oak. Merlot, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Drink now through 2023.

100% cold climate Nebbiolo, a very fruity, fragrant and rich wine. Its bouquet is the result of a particular vinification using only intact and perfectly wholesome grapes, combines with other lightly pressed grapes, according to an old Valtellina tradition. Only the wine from the best vintages is selected to age for 6 months. Delicious now but definitely will cellar.

100% Syrah. Organically farmed. Granite terroir. Manual harvest, destemmed, native yeast fermentation, with daily pumpovers for three weeks. Malolactic fermentation in barrels. Elevage: 12 months in new (1/3) and used barrels (2/3). Average production: 1,000 bottles/year.

Fresh green pear, a smidgen of white pepper and fresh yeast on the nose spell youthful freshness. The palate mirrors these flavors on a light, easy and slender body that finishes with dryness and freshness.

Erste+Neue, a significant contributor to the history of wine growing in Alto Adige for over a century, was established in 1986. The Pinot Grigio is graced with lovely purity in its clean, focused fruit. There is a wonderful warmth that radiates through the wine even if this remains a fresh, mineral-driven style of Pinot Grigio.

Multi-generational wine making family, the Höplers, have been producing top quality wine in the Burgenland region of Austria. Specializing in single vineyard grüners, their other whites are entry-level priced, but deliver the best values in Austrian wines. Taste: tropical fruit — like kiwi, pineapple, and guava. Lime, white pepper spice, and great acid.

Glorious purity of fruit here with blackcurrants, blueberries, dark chocolate, fresh herbs and forest floor. Hints of mint. Full body, seamless tannins and wonderful balance. Tight and compacted tannins with beautiful fruit and great length. Hazelnut and chocolate. Goes on for minutes. One of the best Opus in years. Compacted and beautiful.

2016 marks the seventh vintage of Ultraviolet Cabernet Sauvingnon, by winemaker Samantha Sheenhan of POE and Mommenpop. Samantha's Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays have always been inspired by the wines of France, thus her California Cabernet project deserves a fitting title. Ultraviolet is a homage to the California climate where Sam Grew up, and a pure expression of fruit ripene

Nose of cherry, strawberry and plum. Rich with silky tannins and a long finish of vanilla. Sangiovese is the core of Modus, providing refined texture along with cherry and red berry aromas. The Merlot offers smoothness enriched by blackberry fruit and delicate notes of mint, while the Cabernet Sauvignon lends structure, and also unites all three grape types with its elegance.

From this renowned grand cru in the southern tier of the Cote des Blancs, Larmandier’s Cramant is textbook stuff: beautifully brioche-y, yet with a driving floral elegance and an effortlessly pungent minerality characteristic of Chardonnay grown in a place where it’s truly at home.