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Welcome to the wine notes page. The idea here is very simple. We have over 5000 ratings in our wine tasting database that we'd like to share with anyone who might find these opinions useful. The number of ratings grows weekly.

Our primary focus is on the wineries of the Sacramento region. We spend our time tasting in Lodi, Amador County, El Dorado County, the valley and the Gold Country. Of course, we attend the weekly tastings at BevMo as well, so we get a good selection of California and world-wide wines in our database as well.

Below you'll find a list of our 20 most recent ratings. But to search the whole database for what you're looking for please visit the search page. We have a total of 7554 wines in our database currently.

WinerySpecial DesignationVintageVarietalRatingDateTastedNotesBuy Again?
AuteurDurrell Vineyard 2023Chardonnay923/29/2025 y
AuteurHyde Vineyard2023Chardonnay913/29/2025 y
AuteurGreen Acres Vineyard2023Chardonnay933/29/2025 y
AuteurRussian River Valley2023Pinot Noir943/29/2025 y
AuteurSanta Rita Hills2023Pinot Noir923/29/2025 y
AuteurFerrington Vineyard Anderson Valley2023Pinot Noir913/29/2025 y
AuteurLabyrinth Vineyard Russian River Valley2023Pinot Noir923/29/2025 y
AuteurPali Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills2023Pinot Noir903/29/2025 y
AuteurGaps Crown Sonoma Coast2023Pinot Noir933/29/2025 y
AuteurGaps Crown Bolt Block2023Pinot Noir953/29/2025 y
BacigalupiRose of Pinot2024Pinot Noir933/29/2025 y
BacigalupiRussian River Valley2023Chardonnay943/29/2025 y
Bacigalupi 2022Zinfandel923/29/2025 y
BacigalupiFondare2022Zinfandel/Petite Sirah933/29/2025 y
Rutherford HillRutherford, Napa Valley 2015Merlot943/28/2025A lovely 10 year old wine with great amounts of depth, concentration and intensity of flavors.y
TestarossaRosemarys Arroyo Grande Valley2023Pinot Noir893/28/2025A tart experience.n
TestarossaLa Rinconada Santa Rita Hills2023Pinot Noir903/28/2025 n
Trader JoesReserve Napa Valley, Lot# 2672024Sauvignon Blanc913/27/2025A really lovely Sauv Blanc with lively peach notes, diesel, Casaba Melon, lemon peel, tropical fruit and kiwi. It has a medium body, high acid, medium finish, concentrated flavor and med+ intensity. Sipped nice and cold, this will be a great wine for spring and summer porch chilling out. The flavors are robust and balanced with the acidity. All in all, a great release from Tjs. y
Trader JoesPlatinum Reserve, Yountville, Napa Valley, Lot# 1212023Cabernet Sauvignon903/27/2025If you want notes of cocoa and coffee and floral, blackberry, leather this is your wine. The concentration on the nose is pretty good, but only medium. So, lets talk about the intensity on the palate. Its much higher than the nose. The high acid, med+ body, med+ finish, high tannins, long finish and med+ concentration. This is Yountville! This has good fruit, good secondary notes like cocoa and coffee and leather. This is a good effort. Just a little more concentration on the nose and palate and this would be rocking our world. y
Trader JoesPlatinum Reserve, Yountville, Napa Valley, Lot# 1222023Merlot913/27/2025Yah, blackberry, melted chocolate, lilac, stone fruit pits, black currants and potting soil. Delicious. Mighty, grippy, cocoa tannins, high acid, tart chocolate, med+ finish, good concentration of flavors and intensity. Heres the thing though -- we just made a pan of chicken enchiladas with guacamole and really spicy jalapenos! And holy heck did this wine match perfectly with that. It was just an accident, mind you. The berries and cocoa showed though beautifully. What a match! By itself, the wine is lovely. This is edging on some of the really nice Rutherford Hill Merlots we had from Oakville and Stags Leap District. y
        
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