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Oregon: Beautiful, Green, Overcast… You Get It.
Matt and JoAnn travel to Oregon for the Willamette Valley Wine Auction

3 Great Wines Under $30 – Episode 9: Rent-Friendly Reds
From a silky Piedmont Nebbiolo to a Top 100 Spanish Garnacha-Syrah and a pure Rhône Syrah — three reds under $20(!) that drink like they cost twice as much.

3 Great Wines Under $30 – Episode 8: Wallet-Friendly Whites
Summer Whites Under $30: From a pedigreed Bordeaux Blanc to a 97-point Portuguese Alvarinho and a light-on-its-feet Sonoma Chardonnay—serious value, no compromises.

Keep Calm and Drink Lynch-Bages
A last-minute detour on Day 2 of En Primeur Bordeaux 2025 turned into one of the highlights of the trip.

Bordeaux 2025… Style AND Substance
Fresh, ripe, complete, and not much to go around. Nick spent three days inside some of Bordeaux's greatest estates and came home convinced 2025 deserves more noise than it’s getting.

Three Days in Bordeaux That Changed Everything
What happened when I made it to the source.

Overall impressions of Premiere Napa Valley 2026
Seven vintages, one trip to Premiere, and a clear point of view on where to put your money. Matt's overall impressions from Napa 2026.

Not Harlan. Not Bond. Just Promontory.
Maligned vintages have a way of aging quietly into something special. Matt's Promontory blind tasting made a compelling case for the wines everyone gave up on.

Peaks and Valleys: Our Trip to Napa in 2026 – Day 3
Staglin may be one of the greatest estates in Napa. Keenan will change your mind about Merlot. Day three had a few revelations before a Michelin-starred finale.

Peaks and Valleys: Our Trip to Napa in 2026 – Day 2
Promontory, the Oakville tasting event, Philip Togni on Spring Mountain — day two of Premiere Napa was, somehow, even better than day one.

Peaks and Valleys: Our Trip to Napa in 2026 – Day 1
Matt's a Napa veteran. Chris is a first-timer. My first Premiere — and day one started at OVID on Pritchard Hill. The bar was set before lunch.

Day 3: A Tale of Two Visits
Keenan had dogs. Lokoya had a Picasso. Both were on Spring Mountain, less than half a mile apart. I loved each in their own way.


