Ampelos 2012 Santa Barbara County Syrache

Ampelos 2015 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

Ripe, juicy, and versatile as always, with a super-fresh kick of acidity, Ampelos' basic Pinot Noir is composed primarily of grapes from certified organic and biodynamic Ampelos vineyard and John Sebastiano vineyard with 14 months in French oak (23% new). The zesty nose of cranberry, cinnamon, cherries, and earth precedes bright red raspberry and tangy cherry-berry fruit flavors that combine with buoyant acidity, gentle tannins, soft hints of oak, sweet tobacco, black pepper and thyme. A truly delicious everyday Pinot Noir from an estate with integrity. Ariana Rolich  

Ampelos 2016 Santa Ynez Valley Rose of Syrah Upsilon

Peter and Rebecca Work of Ampelos consistently produce some of the most delicious Pinot, Syrah, Viognier, and Grenache in Santa Barbara County. Farming and sustainability are central at Ampelos - they are Demeter certified biodynamic, SIP certified, and even their bottles are produced in California. Their 2016 rose is fresh and flavorful, combining 80% Syrah, farmed and harvested specifically for rose, 15% Grenache, and a 5% splash of Riesling from recently planted vines on their estate. Juicy watermelon and strawberry blossoms, with crunchy pomegranate, blood orange, and orange zest. Also available in magnum! Ariana Rolich

Ampelos 2016 Santa Ynez Valley Rose of Syrah Upsilon 1.5 L

Our domestic rose magnum this summer! Peter and Rebecca Work of Ampelos consistently produce some of the most delicious Pinot, Syrah, Viognier, and Grenache in Santa Barbara County. Farming and sustainability are central at Ampelos - they are Demeter certified biodynamic, SIP certified, and even their bottles are produced in California. Their 2016 rose is fresh and flavorful, combining 80% Syrah, farmed and harvested specifically for rose, 15% Grenache, and a 5% splash of Riesling from recently planted vines on their estate. Juicy watermelon and strawberry blossoms, with crunchy pomegranate, blood orange, and orange zest. Ariana Rolich

Amplify 2015 Santa Ynez Valley Merlot

Amplify 2016 Santa Ynez Valley Pink Flag

Cameron and Marlen Porter are making some of the freshest, most fabulous and recognizably "natural" wines in America. And they don't show any signs of running out of inspiration: '"Pink Flag," our first ever Rosé  was inspired equally by the band Wire, and the winery Clos Cibonne. From Wire, the wine takes its name (an homage to their first, groundbreaking album), but also its spirit: joyous, playful energy brushing up against an angular, spiky core. From Clos Cibonne, we take technique.' Pink Flag is 100% Counoise, partially raised under a thin flor of yeast (the aforementioned Clos Cibonne technique), which imparts creamy almond and buttery apple notes on the nose and taut, salty counterpoint to the silky palate of ripe, musky orchard fruit. A thought-provoking and textured rose, very delicious with fish stew (summer dreams of bouillabaise at Clos Cibonne!), grilled vegetable, cheeses, and poultry. Ariana Rolich

Arnot-Roberts 2014 Santa Cruz Mountains Fellom Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon

Arnot-Roberts 2014 Sonoma Coast Que Vineyard Syrah

Arnot-Roberts 2016 Clear Lake Rosé

Arnot-Roberts is always one of the first roses to arrive from California and, as such, our favorite harbinger of Spring! A blend of Touriga Nacional, Tempranillo, and Grenache (from Lake County, Amador, and Russian River Valley, respectively), full of breezy tropical guava, and passion fruit, fresh grapefruit, orange pith, bright acidity, and a touch of salt. A fun rose to pour all summer, particularly next to sauteed squid with olives, garlic and orange zest. Ariana Rolich

Arnot-Roberts 2016 North Coast Trousseau

Averaen 2015 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Banshee 2014 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Bedrock 2014 Contra Costa Evangelho Vineyard Heritage Red

Bedrock's 2014s are impressive in their freshness and balance across the board, but Evangelho is extra subtle and structured, with pink and purple floral aromas that carry onto the palate of crushed purple berries with tart, tannic skins, an abundance of blood orange and citrus oils that I associate with Evangelho, and fresh, gritty minerality. Evangelho is 40-foot-deep beach sand planted in the 1890s to Zinfandel, Carignane, Mourvedre, and more. The fine folks at Bedrock call it a "viticultural survivor- wedged betweem a PG and E plant, a Burger King, and a motel that rents rooms by the hour." Pretty and refreshingly acidic, this is a Zinfandel blend to unite diverse drinkers. Ariana Rolich  

Bedrock 2015 North Coast Syrah

Bedrock 2015 Sonoma Pagani Ranch Red

Bedrock 2015 Sonoma Alexander Valley Nervo Ranch Heritage Red

Bedrock 2015 Sonoma Monte Rosso Zinfandel

Bedrock NV North Coast Shebang Red Wine

55% Zinfandel blended with Carignane, Petite Sirah, Mourvedre, Alicante Bouschet, Grenache, Syrah, Barbera and a touch of whites for aromatics from old vine plantings (up to 100 years old) around Sonoma County, fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel and raised in a nice bit of French oak for a bold, bright-fruited, silky, and satisfying wine that is unbeatable at this price. 

Birichino 2014 Chalone Antle Vineyard Pinot Noir

The Antle Vineyard is perched at the edge of an extinct volcano, planted on granite and limestone soils at nearly 2,000' in the Chalone AVA. Several notable California winemakers have sourced fruit from this distinctive vineyard, including Enfield, Dirty & Rowdy, and the Scholium Project. Birichino's Pinot Noir from Antle Vineyard resonates with black cherry skin and tart black raspberry flavors with meaty, earthy, and herbal undertones, framed by firm and stern tannins. Jonas Mendoza

Birichino 2015 Central Coast Saint Georges Pinot Noir

The Saint Georges Pinot is firm and bright with aromas of dried cranberries and blood orange; on the palate, macerated strawberry and salty red plum. The silky tannins frame the wine's distinctive freshness and vibrant texture. Alex Krause and John Locke sourced the grapes predominantly sourced from a warm, yet maritime-influenced vineyard on the the southern end of the Santa Cruz Mountains and blended other single vinyeard fruit. Jonas Mendoza 

Birichino 2016 Vin Gris

A 21st century rose made from very old vines of Mourvedre and Cinsault, blended with juicy Grenache and Vermentino, Birichino's 2016 Vin Gris is driven by savory, stony, salty (and even a hint smoky) dimensions, balanced by bright citrus, tangy stone fruits, and spicy florals. A highlight among the 2016 rose class and serious pairing for squid or grilled fish and invigorating aperitif. Ariana Rolich

Brea 2013 Paso Robles Margarita Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemaker Chris Brockway makes Brea Cabernet from Margarita Vineyard in Paso Robles, the same site behind the delicious and popular Broadside Cabernet. The 2013 is riper and more fruit-forward than the previous year's vintage, leaning more toward California than Bordeaux. Juicy black cherry, black currant, and ripe black plum flavors delicately interweave into dried thyme, sage, and compacted earth undertones. Jonas Mendoza 

Broadside 2014 Paso Robles Margarita Vineyard Merlot

A Merlot that one doesn't have to look "Sideways" at. Ripe red plum and cherry compote flavors are underscored by vanilla and cloves notes and lifted red floral aromatics. Sourced from the famed Margarita Vineyard in Paso Robles. Jonas Mendoza 

Broadside 2014 Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon

Fans of Broadside's delicious Margarita Vineyard Cabernet, take note! This 2013 Paso Robles bottling is one of the most graceful wines we've tasted in the under $20 price range, combining 50% Margarita fruit with two other sustainably farmed Paso Robles vineyards. It is substantial and refreshing, with full flavors of sweet purple plums, spicy citrus oil, brambly black and blue berry fruit, and balanced, grippy young tannins. A truly fantastic value! Ariana Rolich

Central Coast Group Project 2012 Santa Barbara Barrington Hall Wine Dinner GSM

Clos Saron 2006 Sierra Foothills Old Man's Reserve Syrah

The 2006 "Old Man's Reserve" Syrah (90% Syrah, 6% Roussanne, and 4% Petit Verdot) started alongside Clos Saron's Stone Soup Syrah of the same vintage, but was aged for four years in 1,200L oak oval foudre, and then aged in bottle for almost an additional 6 years prior to its release. Reminiscent of an older Barbaresco, the "Old Man's Reserve" has flavors of stewed morello cherry, carob, and dark chocolate on the initial attack, then glides seamlessly into secondary flavors of saddle leather, air-dried bresaola, and tar. One of my favorite Clos Saron bottlings, it's a wine that is drinking well now, but can age for an additional 10-20 years. Jonas Mendoza

Clos Saron 2012 California Stone Soup Syrah

Clos Saron 2013 California Kind of Blue Syrah Verdelho

Clos Saron 2013 Sierra Foothills Pinot Noir Home Vineyard

Clos Saron 2014 California Lodi Tickled Pink

Cooper Hill 2015 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Cooper Mountain Vineyards started in 1978 when Dr. Robert Gross and his wife, Corrine, planted the first Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines in the unique soils of Cooper Mountain in the Chehalem Mountains of Oregon's Willamette Valley. Today, the estate has more than 100 acres  dedicated to organic and biodynamic farming and winemaking. This Pinot Noir is lush and ripe, with brambly raspberry and cherry fruit, baking spice, and earthy flavors. Jonas Mendoza

Corison, Cathy 2012 Napa Valley Kronos Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Cathy Corison's winery is located on their home vineyard, Kronos, in Napa Valley's Rutherford AVA. The Cabernet vines are planted on gravelly loam soils and are some of the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines in the valley. Black cherry, cassis, and black currant flavors resonate on the palate framed by a prominent tannic structure. A quintessential example of power intersecting with elegance, and a wine that will reward cellaring for the next 8-10 years. Jonas Mendoza

Dashe 2014 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

Dashe 2015 Contra Costa Evangelho Vineyar L'Enfant Terrible Carignane

Dashe 2015 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 375ml

Day 2015 Sonoma County Zinfandel

After leaving Turley Wine Cellars in 2013, Ehren Jordan focused full-time on Failla, his winery centered around producing pure expressions of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah (not to mention an incubator for many talented young winemakers). Jordan has returned to his deep Zinfandel roots with Day. 2015 is the first vintage, from choice Zinfandel vineyards around Sonoma County, full and generous, with effusive, exotic aromas of incense and peppercorns, which infuse the  gracious palate of floral wild berry fruit supported by layers of bramble, spice, and bright acidity. Ariana Rolich

Dirty and Rowdy 2014 Chalone Antle Vineyard Mourvedre 1.5 L

Division 2016 Columbia Valley L'Avoiron Rosé of Gamay Noir

Crisp and juicy, chaneling all the white wine energy that we love in summer's first fresh, cold roses, with the pretty red berry notes and nuance of our favorite French Gamay roses from the Loire and Beaujolais. Kate Norris and Tom Monroe pick their Yakima Valley (Washington) rose specifically for rose, capturing fresh cherry aromas and crisp, acidic and minerally palate of floral strawberry, orange peel, and tangy key limes. Ariana Rolich

Division 2016 Gamay Les Petits Fers

What a delicious wine! This fresh and bright wine is 100% Gamay Noir, sourced from four organically farmed vineyards located in Willamette Valley. Kate Norris and Tom Monroe have great respect for this Burgundian grape and it shows. The vinification varies by vineyard to enable the best expression of the grape (carbonic maceration and traditional fermentation). Native yeasts are used and the wine is aged both in stainless steel tank and in French oak barrel.The wine is superb on the nose, reminiscent of classic floral Beaujolais wines. The first flavor that came to my mind was fresh and dried dark roses with slight baked rhubarb, spices and iron undertones. The bouquet of raspberries, strawberries and black cherries is full on the nose and mouth. The wine is beautifully structured with great acidity and minerality (volcanic clay soil with marine sedimentary overlay) with minimal tannin. This is a juicy, lean, fresh wine - perfect for the summer time served slightly chilled. Pair it with a chicken and goat cheese salad with strawberry vinaigrette. This will be a match made in heaven. Caroline Coursant

Division 2016 Oregon Béton

Dragonette Cellars 2013 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

Edmunds St. John 2013 Syrah El Dorado County North Canyon Road

Edmunds St. John 2015 Dry Creek Valley Rocks and Gravel Unti Vineyard 1.5 L

Edmunds St. John 2016 El Dorado County Bone-Jolly Rosé

Steve Edmunds has a way with Gamay, confirmed each year by the energy and depth of his red and rosé Bone Jolly wines. 2016 is light-bodied and  fresh, taut and bright,  with tingly acidity, tart cranberry, juicy sour cherry and citrus, and salty mineral earth. We look forward to every new vintage from Edmunds St. John. Let the adventure continue!  Ariana Rolich

Enlightenment Wines NV Apple/Elderberry/Honey Mead Rubacuori

An invigorating wine made from apple, honey, and elderberry! All of the components are allowed to coferment naturally without the addition of lab yeasts or SO2 before a year-long elévage in neutral oak barrels. A gorgeous translucent ruby in the glass, it shows bright aromas of red apple skin, cranberry, pomegranate, and brown spice on the nose. Tangy is the word that comes to mind on the palate, with tart red apple, white pepper, juicy red raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, and lemon peel. There is a fair amount of grip, and the finish is long and citrusy. This would be an esoteric pairing with Asian dishes or burgers and is fantastic by itself. Tim Gagnon

Eric Demuth 2012 Sonoma Coast Bei Ranch Cabernet

Bei Ranch is a unique and powerful place,  the source for one of Eric Demuth's most distinctive and powerful Cabernets  and his singular Bei Ranch Syrah. Centered around a massive pair of boulders on a ridgetop at 1500 feet in the Sonoma Coast, Bei Ranch is less than 4 miles from the Pacific Ocean, with rocky soils of Franciscan shale and schists, gleaming with quartz and serpentinite. 2012 Bei Ranch Cabernet is full of dense black fruit and purple berries, with forceful young tannins, rugged resinous herbs, and deep, metallic mineral tone. Recommended with anything braised or barbecued! Ariana Rolich

Eric Demuth 2013 Sonoma Coast Bei Ranch Syrah

Folk Machine 2016 Central Coast Pinot Noir

This is a fresh and delicious Pinot that we would be happy to drink every night (happily, at $21.99, we could also afford to!). Pure fruits of dark cherry, baked strawberry and raspberry, aromas of violets, along with ripe nuances of Madagascar vanilla bean. The different vineyard selections for this vintage include Arroyo Seco & Antle vineyards and offer a satisfyingly gamey, savory contrast to the silky palate and makes this a distinctive new world Pinot Noir well worth stocking up on.

Forlorn Hope 2015 Calaveras County Rorick Family Vineyard Grenache

Forman 1999 Napa Merlot

Ric Forman started his winemaking in the late 1960s at Sterling Vineyard, but was heavily influenced by a trip to Bordeaux while working at Newton Vineyard. He brought back several practices to Napa that were unheard of at the time: gentle handling of grapes at harvest through fermentation; small stainless steel fermenters for red wines and new Burgundy barrels for whites; deep caves to maintain a cool dark and humid environment in which to age red wine in new French oak barrels. This is a stern, yet elegant Merlot, with red plum and cherry flavors inflected with ferrous, brick and dried red floral undertones. Firmly structured, a Right Bank-leaning Merlot that rewards decanting. Jonas Mendoza

Ghostwriter 2014 Santa Cruz County Pinot Noir

This is among my favorite wines to introduce people to the Santa Cruz appellation, and not coincidentally, to Kenny Likitprakong’s wines. The Pinot Noir is a blend of several Santa Cruz vineyards, which varies from year to year. This wine has black raspberry and cherry flavors, subtle hints of baking spice and red flowers, framed by a lithe, sinewy texture. Drink now or anytime within the next five years. Jonas Mendoza

Grochau Cellars 2015 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Commuter Cuvée

Gros Ventre 2014 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

A blend of Pinot Noirs from Campbell Ranch (50%), Baranoff Vineyard (25%), and an undisclosed vineyard on the Sonoma Coast. Supple and silky, there is a preponderance of dark brambly fruit on the palate. Quite aromatic, macerated black cherry, kirsch, and violet aromas lead into black raspberry and cherry fruit flavors with hints of freshly rained upon earth. A juicy and elegant California Pinot that's still taut and structured. Jonas Mendoza

Gros Ventre 2016 El Dorado Rose

Gros Ventre inaugurated 2016 with a brand new rosé in their lineup. The pale salmon flesh hue of this Gamay and Pinot Noir blend hides a quite voluptuous wine on the palate with macerated strawberry, strawberry tops, and hibiscus flavors. The granite and volcanic soils the grapes were planted on magnify the texture and juiciness on the palate considerably. Jonas Mendoza

Heitz 1985 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon Bella Oaks

Idlewild The Flower 2016 Mendocino The Flower Rose

Idlewild's always-delicious rose of Dolcetto, Nebbiolo, and Barbera from Mendocino is more exciting every year! The grapes are co-fermented with native yeasts and aged in neutral oak on the lees for 4 months, lending textural complexity to complement the fresh fragrance and flavors of blood orange, watermelon, salty strawberry, and meadow flowers. Among roses, The Flower embodies a rare combination: yummy and complex. Ariana Rolich 

Inconnu 2014 Sonoma County Los Carneros Merlot

Inconnu is the project of winemaker Laura Brennan Bissell, who impresses us with her commitment to making affordable, delicious, low alcohol California wines with plenty of interest but no pretension. We agree as well with Laura's love of Merlot, which she amusingly refers to as "the romantic grape." From organically farmed vines up to 45 years old in Carneros, it is fresh, pure, and pretty, with floral purple fruit, sultry  perfume and spice, lively acidity and a tickle of tannin. Serve with a light chill. Ariana Rolich

Kelley Fox 2014 Dundee Hills Maresh Pinot Noir

Kelley Fox 2014 Dundee Hills Red Barn Block Maresh Pinot Noir

The grapes for this inaugural (and very tiny) vintage come from parcels surrounding the legendary Maresh Red Barn and farmed by 90-year old owner Jim Maresh Sr. The blocks are own-rooted Pommard clones planted in 1978. This wine has all the brambly black fruit of the regular Maresh Vineyard bottling, but with additional power, elegance, and structure. Tasting a bottle with Kelley Fox in front of the Red Barn, the rugged tannins frame a dark core of black raspberry and cherry fruit; after several hours, the wine unfurls with flavors of blackberry, mushroom, and freshly rained earth. A truly special bottling indeed! Jonas Mendoza

Kelley Fox 2015 Willamette Valley Ahurani McMinnville Pinot Noir

La Clarine Farm 2015 Sierra Foothills Mourvèdre Cedarville Vineyard

While working in the music business in Germany, Hank Beckmeyer and his French wife, Caroline Hoel, caught the wine bug while traveling throughout Europe. They later moved to the United States and  purchased a property in California’s Sierra Foothills in 2001. La Clarine Farm’s winemaking approach is minimalist: neither industrial yeasts, sulfur dioxide, nor new oak are used in the cellar. Cedarville Vineyard is organically farmed, lies upon a south-facing exposure on decomposed granite soils, similar to those in the Northern Rhone. With a lithe and sinewy texture, this Mourvedre impresses with dried black cherry and dark brambly fruit flavors, as well as licorice and sous bois undertones. Jonas Mendoza

Les Lunes 2014 Carneros Coplan Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Maître de Chai 2015 Lodi Stampede Vineyard Zinfandel

Jeff and John Perlegos are the current stewards of the head-trained Zinfandel vines at Stampede Vineyard in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA. The vines were originally planted in the 1920s, with a second planting in the early 1940s. Marty Winters and Alex Pitts pick the grapes on the early side, producing Zinfandel of ethereal texture and perfumed intensity. The nose awakens with brambly blackberry aromas, leading into flavors of black tea, fresh blueberries, and a touch of dried black raisin. Very much in the style of Ridge's Zinfandels, there's a remarkable buildup of flavors but the wine still maintains a lithe texture without being weighty. Jonas Mendoza

Martha Stoumen NV Teal Drops Rosé California

Martha Stoumen Nero d'Avola 2015 Mendocino County Benson Ranch

Martha Stoumen Sparkling Zinfandel Rosé 2014 Solano County

Matthiasson 2016 Napa Valley Rosé Wine

Matthiasson's 2016 rose is a familiar blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, and Counoise, with the surprising  addition of a splash of Sauvignon Blanc to brighten and ripen up the flavors of this dry and nuanced rose, full of tart red berry fruit, with chewy cherry and raspberry skins and a refreshing bolt of orange and lime. Fermented and aged in stainless steel (malo was blocked to retain freshness) and landing at a cool 11.3% alcohol, this vintage of Matthiasson will have a seat at our patio table until it runs out! Ariana Rolich

Minimus 2013 Applegate Valley Syrah Exp. #15 Black Locust

The Stella Maris vineyard in Southern Oregon's Applegate Valley AVA has been a traditional source for Minimus' Sauvignon Blanc wines (SM1, SM2), but winemaker Chad Stock sourced Syrah here for his Experiment #15. Fermented whole-cluster and aged in acacia wood, the Syrah draws immediate references to Cote-Rotie, with black cherry skin and fruit, bresaola, and sage flavors. The acacia wood imparts delicate and perfumed floral notes to the wine that balance the brooding dark fruit notes and firm tannins. Jonas Mendoza

Minimus 2016 Willamette Valley Antiquum Farm Pinot Gris Rose

Last year's Minimus rose was juicy and succulent Gamay. This year's Minimus rose is a brainy, bone-dry Pinot Gris from a hot, high vineyard in Willamette Valley, starting tense and angular, opening into a supple mix of citrus piths, watermelon, rosewater, blood orange, and papaya. Winemaker Chad Stock delights us so consistently with his experimental bottlings that we might start declaring Minimus inherently delightful. 100 cases of this rose were produced. Ariana Rolich

Minor, Sean 2015 Central Coast Pinot Noir

Peay Vineyards 2014 La Bruma Estate Syrah

Pied a Terre 2013 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon

Kudos to our friend Richard Luftig for the phenomenal quality and price of Pied a Terre Cabernet! Always one of our best-selling American reds, 2013 is the deepest, most focused and delicious vintage yet for Pied a Terre. Rich ripe plum, tart black berries, with red raspberry and black pepper, deep, resinous herbs - thyme and oregano - with dark, smokey earth. There is great energy and elegance in this bottle, which will elevate your next meal of steaks and lamb burgers from the grill. Ariana Rolich

Populis 2015 Mendocino County Rose

Precedent 2014 Contra Costa County Evangelho Vineyard Zinfandel

Precedent's Evangelho bottling with teach the Zin-averse to contemplate this fragrant, complex, and age-worthy grape anew. Tart, sweet, and creamy boysenberry  and black cherry fruit on the nose, with pink flowers, citrus zest, incense spice, and licorice; rich and full flavors on the palate exude both perfect ripeness and fresh acid, with juicy black and dark red fruits, salty brine, licorice, bergamot, orange oils, and a long mineral finish. Evangelho is a very special vineyard, composed of own-rooted Zin with Carignan, Mourvedre, Palomino, Muscat, Chasselas, etc  planted in 1890 on deep alluvial sands Contra Costa county. Ariana Rolich

Red Car 2011 Fort Ross Seaview Estate Syrah

Red Hook Winery 2013 New York North Fork Macari Vineyard Merlot

Rhys 2010 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard 1.5L

Rhys 2010 Santa Cruz Mountains Alpine Vineyard Pinot Noir 1.5L

Rhys 2011 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard 1.5L

Ridge 2011 Santa Cruz Mountains Monte Bello Merlot Estate

Ridge Vineyards first made Merlot in 1974 on Monte Bello; after being initially blended into their famed Cabernet, the Merlot eventually showed enough structure and complexity to merit a separate bottling. Aged nearly 20 months in a combination of 40% new and 60% 4-5 year old American oak barrels, this Merlot displays clove, anise, and allspice aromatics. The high elevation of the Monte Bello vineyard (nearly 2600 feet!) shines through with red plum skin, tart red cherry, and fennel flavors, followed by a sinewy black olive finish. A Merlot to age for the next 5-10 years! Jonas Mendoza

Ridge 2014 Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon Estate

Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard 2012 Santa Cruz Mountains Branciforte Creek Pinot Noir

Planted to Pommard clones in 1988, this Pinot Noir is a bit less aromatic than their Branciaforte Ridge, but radiates with intense flavors of brambly black raspberry and dark chocolate. The tannins are firm yet supple; pair with a filet mignon or roast pork. Jonas Mendoza

Silver Oak 1999 Alexander Valley

Silver Oak makes very well balanced Cabernet Sauvignons and like the wines from Ridge, they are low in alcohol by California standards. This is a steakhouse standard and consistently delicious. -jbt

Slingshot 2015 North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon

Southold Farm and Cellar 2015 North Fork Farm Vineyard The Devil Makes Three

St Innocent 2015 Willamette Valley Villages Cuvee Pinot Noir

It's difficult to find a quality Oregon Pinot Noir under $25, let alone one that pairs remarkably with food. St. Innocent blends the fruit from their estate vineyard (Zenith) with that from several other sites within the northern Willamette Valley (Vitae Springs, Freedom Hill, Temperance Hill, and Momtazi). On the palate, very ripe and dark fruit flavors (morello cherry, black raspberry) are framed by a sweet and robust body. Pair with roasted pork and steak tenderloin. Jonas Mendoza

Swick Wines 2015 Willamette Valley Cancilla Vineyard Pinot Noir

Teutonic Wine Company 2014 Oregon Wasson Vineyard 459 Amphorae

Thomas Fogarty 2013 Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir

Togni 2008 Napa Valley Ca'Togni Sweet Wine 375ml

Turley 2002 Atlas Peak Zinfandel Mead Ranch

Turley 2003 California Old Vines Zinfandel

Turley 2003 California Zinfandel Juvenile

Turley 2003 California Zinfandel Old Vines

Turley 2003 Contra Costa County Duarte Zinfindel

Turley 2004 California Zinfandel Juvenile

Turley 2004 Contra Costa County Duarte Zinfindel

Turley 2005 Howell Mountain Cederman Zinfandel

Turley 2005 Napa Hayne Zinfandel

Turley 2005 Russian River Zinfandel Rancho Burro

Turley 2006 Atlas Peak Zinfandel Mead

Turley 2006 California Zinfandel Juvenile

Turley 2006 California Zinfandel Old Vines

Turley 2006 Contra Costa Zinfandel Duarte

Turley 2006 Howell Mountain Zinfandel Cedarman

Turley 2006 Howell Mountain Zinfandel Dragon

Turley 2006 Howell Mountain Zinfandel Rattlesnake

Turley 2006 Lodi Dogtown Zinfandel

Turley 2006 Napa Charbono Tofanelli

Turley 2006 Napa Hayne Zinfandel

Turley 2006 Napa Moore Earthquake Zinfandel

Turley 2006 Zinfandel Alexander Valley Vineyard 101

Turley 2006 Zinfandel Contra Costa Salvador Vineyard

Turley 2007 Paso Robles Ueberroth Zinfandel

Turley 2015 Contra Costa County Zinfandel Duarte

Turley 2015 Howell Mountain Zinfandel Rattlesnake Ridge

Turley 2015 Lodi Kirschenmann Zinfandel