Tom Elliot 
Paumanok
North Fork of Long Island Cabernet Franc 2021
Bordeaux meets Loire. More towards the latter. Very nice indeed. — 4 months ago
Gristina
North Fork Merlot
34 years old. The brand is gone but I presume the vineyard is still producing for someone. With an hour of aeration it opens complexly to red forest berries, cedar pencil, iron. If you like well-aged right bank Bordeaux chances are you’d like this. — 5 months ago
Sequitur
Ribbon Ridge White Pinot Noir 2020
Outstanding! — 5 months ago
Chehalem
Rion Reserve Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 1998
Lovely at 27 years. Ripe raspberry fruit, exotic spices, and subtle earthy complexity. — 4 days ago
Shared Table Farm
Dal Peduncolo Rosso Refosco
I don’t have a reference point for Refosco but I do for nice, tasty wine, and this one delivers on that count. Blackberries, violets, and subtle iron-iodine notes that many Northeast reds often exhibit. Medium-bodied, moderate tannins, bright and fresh. — 4 months ago
Kiona Vineyards
Red Mountain Lemberger 1994
30-year-old Washington Lemberger (aka Blaufrankisch). Shockingly youthful color shows barely a hint of age with amazingly fresh aromas and palate. Blueberries and ripe plums. Red Mountain minerality brings a degree of subtle complexity with aeration. — 5 months ago
Georges Laval
Brut Cumières 1er Cru Champagne Blend
Sheer beauty. Toasty, complex, elegant, subtle, harmonious. Lot #0114 Disgorged December 2016. — 2 months ago
Lieb Cellars
North Fork of Long Island Pinot Blanc 2021
Excellent Pinot Blanc with nice lees aging richness and complexity. Prime drinking at 3+ years of age and versatile at the table too. — 4 months ago
Gristina
North Fork Merlot
24 years old. The brand is gone but the vineyard must be producing still for someone. With aeration it opens complexly to red forest berries, cedar pencil, iron. If you like well-aged right bank Bordeaux, chances are you’d like this. — 5 months ago
Tom Elliot
Founder Northwest Wines
Pennsylvania Grüner. That’s right, and a very good one at that! Well balanced with pure varietal character and age worthy over several years. — 4 days ago