The 2017s From Sonoma Bordeaux-like with its crisp citrus, lemon, and white flower bouquet, the 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Tradition is medium-bodied, vibrant and pure on the palate, with beautiful purity and freshness. It's impeccably made and well worth drinking. This comes mostly from Sonoma County yet has close to a fourth from Lake County.

This dark ruby colored Carmenere from Alcance was well liked by our tasting group. It opens with a black cherry bouquet with a hint of tire rubber. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied, balanced and smooth. The flavor profile is a black cherry and oak blend with notes of minerality and some hints of herbs. The finish is dry and its chewy tannins build-up and linger nicely. The group thought this Carmenere would pair well with grilled wild boar tenderloin from Jiko.

Biggest Australian Wine Tasting Ever: 2,700+ Ratings This red-fruited style has bright red berries and some slightly earthy nuances, too. Then a fresh, pure and easygoing palate that offers a neatly resolved finish. Drink now. Screw cap

Biggest Australian Wine Tasting Ever: 2,700+ Ratings There’s a rich array of ripe dark plums and blueberries on offer here, in a youthful, fresh mode. The palate has trademark, deep-gauge tannins and dark-blue-fruit flavors. Firm and full of character. Certified organic. Drink now. Screw cap.

Biggest Australian Wine Tasting Ever: 2,700+ Ratings A minerally and layered white with almond, dried-apple, pear and lemon character. Medium body. Creamy texture. Drink now.

The 2017s From Sonoma Including just 10% whole clusters and brought up in 20% new barrels, the 2017 Pinot Noir Anderson Valley reveals a ruby color as well as a spice-laced bouquet of red currants, dried herbs, and some loamy soil notes. This medium-bodied, supple, and lightly textured effort gains depth and richness with time in the glass.

The 2017s From Sonoma The 2017 Pinot Noir Zena Crown Vineyard comes from the cooler Eola-Amity AVA and was fermented with 27% stems. It's a medium ruby-colored Pinot Noir that offers a touch of marine character in its smoked cherries, leafy herbs, and spring flower aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, supple, and polished, with fine tannins, it's a charming, balanced effort to drink over the coming 7-8 years.

Pure and very pretty essence of red and dark cherry aromas are laced with lovely spice elements that include hints of sandalwood and clove. The admirably refined medium weight flavors possess very good delineation while offering fine length on the lingering finish that also reflects a hint of bitter cherry pit character. While this could be drunk now, it should repay a several more years of bottle age first.

The 2017s From Sonoma Moving to the reds, the 2016 Desvelado checks in as 51% Malbec, 48% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot sourced all from the cooler Bennett Valley AVA. It has loads of blue fruits, graphite, violets, and chocolate covered orange peel notes as well as medium to full body, silky tannins, and terrific balance. It leans more toward the fresh, elegant, complex end of the spectrum, has an exotic, complex bouquet, and is certainly an outstanding wine.

The 2017s From Sonoma The largest production cuvée, the 2017 Chardonnay is still beautiful, with a richer, rounded, style. Ripe pineapple, citrus, white flowers, and brioche define the nose. Medium-bodied, rounded, and supple on the palate, with beautiful fruit, this is one seriously pleasure-bent beauty that represents a good value.

The 2017s From Sonoma From a larger site, the 2016 Chardonnay Saralee's Vineyard was aged 10 months in just under 30% new French oak. It has a restrained bouquet of honeyed melon, orange blossom, white flowers, and a touch of tropical notes. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and rounded, with beautiful texture on the palate and a layered mouthfeel, it's another beautifully balanced Chardonnay from this team.

The 2017s From Sonoma Lots of stone fruits, orange blossom, white flowers, and some exotic notes emerge from the 2017 Chardonnay Jackson Estate Fulton Ranch, which comes from the old Château de Beaune vineyard in the Russian River Valley. It’s medium-bodied, with good purity and outstanding length. It’s rock solid. This cuvée was aged 9 months in 29% new French oak.

The 2017s From Sonoma Looking first at the whites, the 2016 Chenin Blanc Jurassic Vineyard comes from a site in the Santa Ynez Valley and offers notes of white flowers, quince, peach, and a hint of rocky minerality. It’s medium-bodied, with bright acidity and a clean finish.

The 2017s From Sonoma The single Syrah from this terrific estate, their 2014 Syrah Outer Limits comes from a southwest-facing block on a mountain ridge north of the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA. Aged 21 months in 31% new French oak, it has a smoky, meaty style as well as notes of charcuterie, licorice, spice box, and earth balanced by solid depth of fruit and richness. Medium to full-bodied, with good acidity and considerable elegance, this is a classic, character-filled, cool-climate Syrah to enjoy over the coming 7-8 years.

The 2017s From Sonoma From a site that's close to the Petaluma Gap, the 2017 Pinot Noir Côte Bannie offers a smoky, darker style in its black cherry, blueberries, scorched earth, ground herbs, and pepper. It's medium-bodied, racy, and has tart acidity, yet it also has purity, balance, and outstanding length on the finish. Aged 16 months in one-third new French oak, give bottles a year or three.

2019 Pacific Northwest Rosé Report The 2018 WillaKenzie Estate Rose shows off a pretty pale hue and opens with a bouquet of rose water with guava and bright cran-cherry aromatics. Showing bright acidity, the wine has a wonderful citrus astringency that connects with the red fruit flavors. Downright delicious, enjoy this over the next several years.

The 2017s From Sonoma There are two Sauvignon Blancs from winemaker Lisa Valtenbergs, both outstanding. The 2017 Sauvignon Blanc Estate, which was brought up all in stainless steel, has a racy, crisp character that sits in the middle between the more exotic New Zealand style and more the more mineral, concentrated style of Sauvignon from Bordeaux. Lots of citrus, lemon curd, and floral notes all emerge from the glass, and it’s medium-bodied, with good acidity and a balanced, crisp style that’s ideal for drinking over the coming year or two.

The 2017s From Sonoma Coming from two sites in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA, which is a small AVA in the northern portion of the Willamette Valley, and fermented with 38% stems, the 2017 Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton has a terrific bouquet of smoked black cherries, earth, and some spice. It's medium-bodied, rounded, nicely textured, beautifully balanced, and well made.

The 2017s From Sonoma From a site west of Sebastopol and fermented with around 20% whole clusters, the 2017 Pinot Noir Pratt-Sexton Vineyard is complex and exotic, with some dark fruit and pine forest notes intermixed with hints of citrus and orange blossom all emerging from the glass. More elegant and silky, with medium body, it has plenty to love yet drops off slightly on the finish. Drink it over the coming 6-7 years.

Here the fresh nose offers up both upper and lower register aromas of maraschino cherry, dark raspberry and spiced tea nuances. The forward, supple and almost gentle flavors possess a caressing mouth feel while displaying a touch of bitter cherry pit character on the nicely complex finale.

The 2017s From Sonoma The Merlot-dominated release, the 2016 Encantadora is 78% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, all from the Alexander Mountain Estate. This medium to full-bodied, rounded, mouthfilling wine offers up a smorgasbord of ripe black cherries, currants, chocolate, and savory herbs. It has some chewy tannins but unquestionably packs ample fruit and texture. Drink it over the coming 7-8 years.

The 2017s From Sonoma Brought up in 24% new French oak, the 2017 Chardonnay Alexander Valley offers a clean, pretty bouquet of stone fruits, apple, blossom, and white flowers. Elegant, medium-bodied, and nicely textured, with a kiss of subtle oak, this is an outstanding wine.

Gold Medal

A delicate red, with notes of violet and crushed granite to the bright cherry, pomegranate and wild berry flavors. The spicy finish reveals hints of hot stone.

The 2017s From Sonoma A selection of top lots from Knights Valley, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Reserve offers more dark fruits and cassis notes as well as hints of graphite and scorched earth. It’s a step up over the Vintner’s Reserve, is medium to full-bodied, has good concentration, and outstanding length. Drink it over the coming 5-7 years.