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2008 R&D Franscioni Vineyard Pinot Gris


Four Stars, Restaurant Wines, Issue #130

90, Wine Review Online, September 4, 2009

88, Wine Advocate, August 31, 2009

90, The International Wine Review, November 2009

91, Connoisseurs' Guide, January 2010

2007 R&D Franscioni Vineyard Pinot Gris


Exceptional, Dan Berger, May 2008

91, Wine Enthusiast, October 2008

Five Stars, Restaurant Wine, Issue #124-2008

88, California Grapevine, August-September 2008

91, Connoisseurs' Guide (January 2009)

2006 R&D Franscioni Vineyard Pinot Gris


Recommended, San Jose Mercury News

Five Stars, Restaurant Wine (Issue #121-122)

Top 100 Wines of 2007, San Francisco Chronicle

89, Wine Enthusiast

87, The Wine Advocate

2008 Sauvignon Blanc


90, Connoisseurs' Guide, August 2009

2007 Sauvignon Blanc


86, California Grapevine, June-July 2008

Exceptional, Dan Berger, May 2008

Excellent, Fredric Koeppel, August 2008

2006 Sauvignon Blanc


87, Connoisseurs' Guide (August/2007)

90, Wine Enthusiast (December/2007)

90/100, California Grapevine (August/September 2007)

Pick of the Week, Gregutts Seattle Times (August/2007)

America's Best Wines, 60+ Top Bottles $15.00 & Under-Food & Wine April 2008

2008 Metallico Un-Oaked Chardonnay


89 Points, Wine Spectator Online, January 19, 2010

2007 Metallico Un-Oaked Chardonnay


Wine of the Week, Fredric Koeppel, August 2008

91, Wine Enthusiast, December 15, 2008

Wine of the Week

88, Wine Advocate, August 31, 2009

2006 Metallico Chardonnay


89, Wine Enthusiast, December 2007

Highly Desired, Laurie Daniel: San Jose Mercury News, July 2008

2008 Highland Chardonnay


90, California Grapevine, April-May 2010

88, Connoisseurs' Guide, May 2010

92, Wine Enthusiast, July 2010

2007 Highland Chardonnay


88, Connoisseurs' Guide, April 2009

Wine of the Week, Fredric Koeppel, March 24, 2009

89, California Grapevine, April-May 2009

90, Wine Spectator, July 2009

91, The International Wine Review, November 2009

2006 Highland Chardonnay


91, Wine Enthusiast, February 2008

Five Stars, Restaurant Wine, Issue #121-122

90, California Grapevine, October-November 2007

88, Connoisseurs' Guide, February 2008

87, Connoisseurs' Guide, March 2008

2005 Highland Chardonnay


Today's recommended wine, Detroit News: Sandra Silfven, October 23, 2006

2007 Twelve Clones Pinot Noir


90, Robert Whitley, May 2009

90 / One Puff, Connoisseurs' Guide, June 2009

88, Wine Enthusiast, September 2009

91, The International Wine Review, November 2009

91, Pinot Report, April 2010

90, Burghound, October 2009

2006 Twelve Clones Pinot Noir


87, Connoisseurs' Guide, February 2008

Highly Recommended, Koeppel on Wine, February 2008

87, Wine Enthusiast, June 2008

90, Wilfred Wong, January 2009

2005 Twelve Clones Pinot Noir


Exceptional, Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences

2006 Cotes du Crow's


Wine of the Week, Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences

87, Connoisseurs' Guide, March 2008

Wine of the Week, Dan Berger, September 2008

2009 Shortlist, Sommelier Wine Awards, Imbibe Magazine

2007 Monterey Syrah


Wine of the Week, Fredric Koeppel, October 19, 2009

89, Connoisseurs' Guide, November 2009

90, Wine & Spirits, February 2010

2006 Monterey Syrah


Outstanding Syrah, The Wine News Magazine; Steve Pitcher (December 2008/January 2009)

89, Connoisseurs' Guide, July 9, 2008

Exceptional, Dan Berger, May 2008

Exceptional, Dan Berger, September 2008

2007 Double L Chardonnay


92, California Grapevine, April-May 2009

One Puff / 89, Connoisseurs' Guide, May 2009

91, Wine Spectator, July 2009

92, Wine Enthusiast, September 2009

90, The International Wine Review, November 2009

2006 Double L Vineyard Chardonnay


91, California Grapevine, March 2008

Gold Medal, Green Wine Competition, May 2008

Excellent, Koeppel on Wine, February 2008

91, Connoisseurs' Guide, May 2008

93, Wine Enthusiast, June 2008

87, Wine Spectator, June 2008

Two and a half Stars, San Francisco Chronicle, August 2008

90, Wine & Spirits Magazine, October 2008

Gold Medal Winner, Appellation America: Best-of-Appellation, August 2008

Outstanding Chardonnay, The Wine News Magazine; Steve Pitcher (December 2008/January 2009)

2005 Double L Vineyard Chardonnay


88, Connoisseurs' Guide (Volume 31 Issue 8 June/2007)

Exceptional, Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences (Volume XII, Issue 14)

Five Stars, Restaurant Wine (#117)

2007 Double L Vineyard Hat Trick Chardonnay


91, The International Wine Review, November 2009

92, Wine Enthusiast, June 2010

2006 Double L Vineyard Hat Trick Chardonnay


Excellent, Koeppel on Wine, February 2008

90, California Grapevine, February 2008

90, Wine Spectator, July 2008

91, Connoisseurs' Guide, May 2008

95, Wine Enthusiast, July 2008

Two and a half Stars, San Francisco Chronicle, August 2008

Four Stars, Decanter, October 2008

Top 10 Chardonnays of the Year, The Wine News Magazine; Steve Pitcher (December 08/January 09

2007 Rosella's Vineyard Chardonnay


90, Wine Enthusiast, December 2009

2005 Rosella's Vineyard Chardonnay


Five Stars, Restaurant Wine (Issue #117)

Today's recommendation, Detroit News, Sandra Silfven (4/17/2007)

Highly recommended, Appellation America.com; Laurie Daniel (May/2007)

Exceptional, Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences (Volume XII Issue 7)

89, Connoisseurs' Guide (Volume 31 Issue 8 June/2007)

2007 Double L Vineyard Pinot Noir


89, California Grapevine, October-November 2009

92, The International Wine Review, November 2009

92, Wine Enthusiast, December 2009

95 Points, Connoisseurs' Guide, February 2010

90 Points, Stephen Tanzer's IWC, November/December, 2009

90, Pinot Report, April 2010

89, Burghound, October 2009

2006 Double L Vineyard Pinot Noir


Bronze Medal, Green Wine Competition, May 2008

Gold Medal Winner, Appellation America: Best-of-Appellation, August 2008

93, Wine Enthusiast, December 2008

94, Connoisseurs Guide, February 2009

2005 Double L Vineyard Pinot Noir


94, Wine Enthusiast (October 2007)

90, Connoisseurs' Guide (June 2007 Volume 31 Issue 8)

90, California Grapevine (February-March 2007)

Four Stars +, Restaurant Wine (Issue #117)

Highly Recommended, Decanter (May 2007)

Outstanding! Detroit News (May 29, 2007)

2007 Double L Vineyard Hat Trick Pinot Noir


93, The International Wine Review, November 2009

2006 Double L Vineyard Hat Trick Pinot Noir


91, Connoisseurs' Guide, October 2008

94, Wine Enthusiast, December 15, 2008

2007 Rosella's Vineyard Pinot Noir


94, Pinot Report, April 2010

91, Burghound, October 2009

2006 Rosella's Vineyard Pinot Noir


Four+ stars, Restaurant Wine, Issue 127

92, Connoisseurs' Guide, February 2009

91, Wine Spectator, February 2009

2005 Rosella's Vineyard Pinot Noir


90, Wine Advocate (#172 August/2007)

Three Stars, San Francisco Chronicle (August 24, 2007)

90, California Grapevine (February-March 2007)

Four stars +, Restaurant Wine (Issue #117)

Excellent, Appellation America.com, Laurie Daniel (May 30, 2007)

88, Connoisseurs' Guide (Volume 31 Issue 8 June 2007)

2007 Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir


Hot Pick, Robert Bath, Sommelier Journal, August 2009

94, Wine Review Online, December 2nd, 2009

90, The International Wine Review, November 2009

91, Wine Spectator, December 2009

92 Points, Connoisseurs' Guide, February 2010

92 Points, Wine Enthusiast, March 2010 (web)

93, Pinot Report, April 2010

92, Burghound, October 2009

2006 Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir


89, Connoisseurs' Guide, February 2009

91, Wine Spectator, February 2009

2005 Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir


91/First Place, California Grapevine (February-March 2007)

Four Stars + Restaurant Wine (Issue #117)

90, Wine Advocate (#172 August/2007)

93, Wine Enthusiast (October 2007)

2007 Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir


90, Pinot Report, April 2010

89, Burghound, October 2009

2006 Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir


Today's Recommended Wine, Sandra Silfven, The Detroit News, October 23, 2008

Exceptional, Dan Berger, October 2008

4 stars, Restaurant Wine, Issue #127

90, Connoisseurs' Guide, February 2009

90, Wine Spectator, web only - 2008

2005 Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir


Exceptional, Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences/Appellation America.com (May 2007)

94, Beverages & More, Wilfred Wong (December 20, 2006)

Four Stars +, Restaurant Wine (Issue #117)

90 points, California Grapevine (April-May 2007)

88, Connoisseurs' Guide (June 2007 Volume 31 Issue 8)

#3 Best Wines of 2007 Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences (Jan 3, 2008)

Exceptional, Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences (Volume XII, Issue 12)

2007 Tierra Mar Syrah


92, The International Wine Review, November 2009

2007 Double L Vineyard Syrah


91, The International Wine Review, November 2009

2006 Double L Vineyard Syrah


92, Connoisseurs' Guide, July 2009

91, Wine Spectator, web-only - 2009

92, Wine Enthusiast, August 2009 (web)

2005 Tierra Mar Syrah


93 points, Connoisseurs' Guide, November 2008

90, Wine Spectator, November 2008

93, Wine Enthusiast, December 15, 2008

2007 Lee Family Farm Verdelho


Wine of the Week, Dan Berger, May 2008

Excellent, Fredric Koeppel, August 2008

Wine of the Week, Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences, June 2008

Linda Murphy on Lee Family Farm Verdelho, Decanter Magazine 11/08
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