The 2020 Sauvignon Blanc Knights Valley has a light flinty aroma, with white flowers and grapefruit zest. The palate is upfront, with candied peach, baking spice, and lemon citrus on the finish. Drink over the next 3-5 years.

Sourced from the Maggie Hawk Vineyard, the 2020 White Pinot Noir is savory and red-fruited, with notes of white strawberry and fresh earth. The palate is soft and savory, with pithy citrus and orange rind. This is a great wine for the table that will drink over the next few years.

The NV Brut Rose is fragrant of fresh strawberry preserves, white flowers, and peach. The palate is fresh and has some snappy lemon citrus as well as light brioche. A great Rosé for youthful drinking, drink it over the next 6 years.

Classic aromas of cedar and spice emerge from the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Reserve, followed by notes of black cherry fruit and graphite. The palate is full-bodied and fruit-forward, with blackcurrant, fresh soil, and cocoa powder. Ripe tannins emerging from the fruit, and the wine has a fairly long finish. Drink it now or over the next 8 years.

The 2020 Chardonnay Estates Collection Santa Maria Valley is vinous with notes of pine resin, yellow apple, and chamomile. The palate is concentrated and juicy, with sweet mango, ripe pear, and a rounded texture. Drink over the next 5-6 years.

One hundred percent barrel fermented, the 2020 Chardonnay Grand Reserve is characterized by floral aromatics of honeysuckle, salted pineapple, and lemon. The palate is rounded and flush, with sweet honeydew melon, baked apple, and baking spice. Drink now or over the next 6 years.

Rich and dense, this is saturated with plum, blackberry, coffee and spice flavors. The juicy finish reveals a touch of earth. Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2027.

Delivers lively raspberry and pomegranate flavors infused with a mouthwatering savory streak, ending with red tea and mineral notes on the finish. Structured but with an open feel. Drink now through 2024.

The 2018 Pinot Noir Bloomfield Vineyard, matured 10 months in 38% new French oak, has a medium ruby-purple color and alluring scents of wild berries, woodsmoke, iodine, licorice and graphite. The palate is medium-bodied and savory with a firm, grainy frame and a fresh, uplifted finish.

The 2019 Chardonnay Saralee Vineyard was matured for 10 months in 42% new French oak. It is scented of baked apples and lemon peel, with touches of toast and almonds. The medium-bodied palate is ripe and spicy, with a creamy texture, bright freshness and a yeasty, gently textural finish.

Medium ruby, the 2019 Pinot Noir Vintner’s Reserve has lush aromas of cranberry sauce, blood orange, licorice and forest floor. The medium-bodied palate features concentrated, ripe, spicy fruits along with a soft, fresh frame and long, layered finish. This offers a fantastic quality-to-price ratio!

The 2019 Chardonnay Vintner's Reserve is scented of yellow apples, baker’s yeast and hazelnut with tones of beeswax. The medium-bodied palate features concentrated, honeyed fruits, juicy acidity and a long, nutty finish.

The 2019 Chardonnay Grand Reserve is scented of baked apples, pie crust, toast and beeswax with top notes of citrus. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh, rounded and savory, with appealingly ripe, honeyed fruit and a long, flavorful finish.

The 2021 vintage from Monterey has a wonderful nose of pear and citrus, which awakens the senses to the flavors of apple, Meyer lemon and a touch of melon. The finish is clean and crisp, and the alcohol content is 13.5%, with Norm’s score being 90.

This large estate in Castelnuovo Berardenga is owned by Jackson Family Wines. This wine, from a single block of sangiovese vines planted in 1998, shows deeply concentrated flavors of black cherry and plum framed by fine, polished tannins. Notes of vanilla and sweet spice are balanced by earthy tones that emerge on the finish.

Aromas and flavours of grapefruit, guava and tangerine tinged with white flowers and almonds. Broad and mouthfilling. The 3% Semillon in the blend is barrel-fermented and lends a creaminess, while tank-fermented Sauvignon Blanc delivers its classic, tangy acidity. A very pleasant white that would be a perfect accompaniment to a cheese board.

This has aromas of plum stones, blueberries, walnuts, beeswax and flowers. Medium-bodied with creamy, firm tannins. Firm, clean and fresh. Drink from 2023.

This medium gold colored Chardonnay opens with a mild Anjou pear and gentle pineapple bouquet with some hints of oak and mild lemon. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied with medium acidity. The mouthfeel is balanced, round and bright. The flavor profile is a pineapple and oak blend with some notes stone dust and butterscotch. We also detected some hints of green apple and lemon towards the end. The flavors drift away nicely on the finish. The Tasting Panel would pair this crowd-pleasing Chard with wild mushroom ravioli with a buttered cream sauce or with a squash ravioli with butter breadcrumbs.

From the slopes of Mount Veeder, this Cabernet Sauvignon is a powerhouse. It showcases the lively acidity often found in mountain fruit, and its fruit character leans heavily in deep, dark blackberries. A hearty protein will help soften its firm structure — as will some extra time in bottle if you can wait.

This mountain-fruit Cabernet lives up to Kendall-Jackson’s rich winemaking heritage. It shows expressive fruit depth, the tannins are present but not intrusive, and active acidity gives its weighty body verve. This is a great holiday wine.

This zesty Zin delivers black cherry, roasted anise and spice flavors that finish with briary tannins. Drink now through 2027.

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.

Ripe but restrained and focused, with mulberry and raspberry puree notes driving through, this delivers fresh acidity against a backdrop of red licorice and tea. Subtle savory freshness adds perk to the finish. Drink now through 2025.

You can tell immediately that this is Napa Valley merlot, unmistakable for its darker, resinous and brewed reds, edging into the black fruit spectrum. Feels like more wood than the cabernet sauvignon with its black tea, soy and hematic swells, followed by an almost iodine inkiness. A tonic triad if you will in which the intervals are repeats of that third note, the ensanguined crimson fruit that seems to ooze in and out of every crack. Chalky tannins at the finish indicate the best years have yet to truly begin.