The 2021 Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County is lifted with bright citrus and floral aromas of white peach, fresh herbs, and wet stone. The palate is juicy and fresh, with soft tropical fruits of green mango and salted grapefruit. Drink now or over the next couple of years.

The 2021 Sauvignon Blanc is highly aromatic, with fresh gooseberry, white grapefruit, and grassy herbs. It has a soft, rounded texture, with papaya and lime on the finish. Drink over the next 3 years.

The 2020 Pinot Noir Grand Reserve Anderson Valley is perfumed with strawberry pie and baking spice. The palate is ripe and inviting with juicy fresh raspberry and silky mouthfeel with red flowers. Perfect for drinking now and over the next several years, this is a wine that casts a large net for sure.

The 2021 Sauvignon Blanc Jackson Estate Kelsey Hills Vineyard is fresh with citrus up front, delicate white flowers, basil, and white peach. The palate is zippy and fresh, revealing white grapefruit, chive, and wet stone. Drink now or over the next 3 years.

The 2020 Chardonnay Vintner's Reserve is a mosaic of classic expressions, with toasted brioche, lemon candy, vanilla bean, and baking spice. The palate is full of ripe baked pineapple turnover cake, sweet pear, and vanilla. Classic for a reason, drink now or over the next 6 years.

Subtle, fresh strawberry and peach aromas meet dry, tangy flavors in this medium-bodied, delicate and refreshing wine. Fermented and briefly aged in stainless steel tanks.

Sinewy structure meets harmony and polish in this red, which offers vibrant raspberry and blueberry flavors that take on accents of violet, crushed stone and dusky spice. Finishes with refined tannins. Drink now through 2031. From Oregon.

Aromatic and generous, with notes of pineapple upside-down cake, ripe and fleshy peaches as well as a whiff of salted butterscotch. Vibrant, crisp acidity keeps the flavors balanced and focused. Long, mouthwatering finish. Drink now through 2030.

Blends tension with fresh and lovely fruit, such as raspberry and blueberry. Draws in accents of black tea, forest floor and dusky spice as this builds richness toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2030.

Dark garnet to purple color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of lavender, cassis, black pepper, dried herbs and black cherries. Flavors of cassis, plums, currants and raspberries. Medium acidity, firm tannin, full bodied. Drink now with air or hold a little longer.

Vibrant yet tightly focused, with tart red and blue fruit laced with forest floor, black tea and dusky spice, building tension toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2030.

This strikes a balance between ripe, generous flavors and a thread of savory elements, with lanolin, toasted sesame and sea salt details to the core of lemon curd, mango and peach flavors. A note of nutmeg lingers on the finish. Drink now through 2032.

This distinctive white offers a mix of marzipan, spice and fresh hops to mingle with the citrus, apple, pear and tangerine flavors, with a fresh thread of acidity and a smooth texture working in harmony. Drink now.

Strikes a terrific balance between crisp and minerally notes, with ripe peach, melon and tangerine flavors that show a touch of orange blossom on the finish. Drink now through 2030.

Honeyed citrus and stone fruit flavors are generous and plush, with a touch of vanilla bean and sea salt that lingers on the elegant finish. Drink now.

Honey, date and dried floral notes add a richness to the core of spicy peach, pear and apple flavors, firming on the finish with robust acidity. Drink now.

Robust, with crisp and juicy pineapple, citrus and melon flavors that show hints of lemon blossom, nutmeg and orange sherbet on a full, broad frame. Drink now.

A forward, inviting style, with creamy textured plum and cassis notes laced with sweet toast. Features a faint savory echo through the finish. Drink now through 2024.

Plush and seamless, with ripe peach, apricot and crisp apple notes that show a touch of salted butterscotch on the finish. Drink now.

Those who enjoy rose and forest floor, cranberry and orange zest aromatic PN should try their Land’s Edge Vineyards Sonoma Coast 2018, 93 McD, gets 1 price point under $40. Dense, still tannic, color says no problem, balanced aromas, acidity and flavors. Finishes with sea breeze tang.

The 2019 is more citrus and floral, bright acidity, it needs time, 93 McD under $70. Spent 14 months on French oak so probably hasn’t hit Delaware shelves yet.

Dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of cassis, white flowers, plums, cherries and raspberries. Flavors of raspberries, plums and cherries. Medium acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink over the short to perhaps medium term.

If you see Harford Court Radian Vineyard 2018 from Santa Rita Hills and you love barrel spice, butter and cake with a mix of pear, pineapple and hints of ginger, glom as much as you can afford.

The fruit for this 2019 High Sands Grenache is sourced from the highest plot on the estate, from old bush vines planted in 1946. This an incredibly complex wine that undulates and ripples across the tongue; it brings blood and ferrous, crushed quartz and pink peppercorns, poise and succulence, but never, ever heaviness. Weight: no. This has silken sway and lithe flow, but no heaviness. What an amazing wine that lingers and echoes through the finish. An emphatic, resounding, YES. In fact, I was almost done with this tasting note, and it occurred to me that there is also framboise, licorice, a hint of anise, salami and graphite through the finish. It's a crime to spit this out—so I won't.

The fruit for the 2020 Ovitelli Grenache is sourced from bush vines planted in 1946, just after the second World War. This is incredibly fine. It is pure and layered with blood, red licorice, crushed minerals, black tea, satsuma plum, black cherries and framed by ferrous tannins. What a joy this is... it lingers in the mouth long after the wine is gone, allowing for a bit of chew and thought before the next sip. Elegance 101.