USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles: Recent Releases – Hit or Miss

Tasting nearly 700 wines across several vintages—including new releases from 2019, 2020 & 2021—it’s clear that quality in Paso is still skewed toward extremes....

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USA, California, Central Coast: Santa Barbara County – Highlights from 2020 & 2021

2020 and 2021 are very different vintages in terms of the growing season and stylistic expression, yet both offer plenty of lovely wines to highlight....

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USA, Washington State: New and Recent Releases – Part 1

This report focuses on the 2018 and 2019 vintages, with some of the first tasting notes from the troublesome 2020 vintage on the West Coast....

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USA, California, Central Coast: New Releases from 2019 and 2020

2019 and 2020 are two very different vintages: 2019 produced high-quality wines, while drought and wildfires resulted in a mix of quality for 2020....

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USA, Oregon: The 2018 Vintage in Willamette Valley

After a terrible year of disaster after disaster, it’s been refreshing to spend some time with the newly released 2018s from Willamette Valley....

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