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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 4940 wines in our database currently.

WinerySpecial DesignationVintageVarietalRatingDateTastedNotesBuy Again?
DeLille CellarsRose2025Rose928/28/2026Mourvedre, Grenache, Consault blendy
DeLille CellarsColumbia Valley2023Blend (Red Table Wine)948/28/2026This wine is composed of 64% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec, 4% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. This is a classic Washington version of a Right Bank blend. For the price this the deal of the year. I picked up a half case.y
DeLille CellarsHarrison Hill Snipes Mountain2023Blend (Red Table Wine)958/28/202667% cab, 24% merloty
DeLille CellarsChaleur Estate, Red Mountain2022Blend (Red Table Wine)958/28/202665% cab, 24% merlot, 9% Cab franc and 2% petit verdoty
DeLille CellarsChaleur Estate, Red Mountain2023Blend (Red Table Wine)978/28/2026This wine is composed of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. It is stunning wine with dark fruit, massive palate with concentrated long finish. I took half a case of this home.y
DeLille CellarsRed Willow, Yakima Valley2023Malbec948/28/2026 y
DeLille CellarsGrand Ciel, Red Mountain2022Cabernet Sauvignon958/28/2026 y
DeLille CellarsFour Flags2022Cabernet Sauvignon948/28/2026 y
DeLille CellarsLe Dessien2022GSM938/28/2026 y
Quilceda CreekColumbia Valley2025Sauvignon Blanc948/28/2026This is a lovely made of Sauvignon Blanc that has been aged in large puncheons, partly used and partly new. And it gives the wine a really lovely texture. It has soft minerals, high acid, classic melon, pear, citrus and tropical fruits and stone fruit.y
Quilceda CreekCVR2024Blend (Red Table Wine)978/28/2026We got so much berry out of this wine. Blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, cranberry, pomegranate molasses. It has nice acidity, rich berry fruit, cocoa, lilac. The palate has high acid, concentration, body, intensity, silky tannins and a long finish. You get a wine that is almost perfect and has really great fruit. It needs no aging. Get it and drink it now!y
Quilceda CreekColumbia Valley2023Cabernet Sauvignon998/28/2026One sniff of this and you fall in love. It has roundness, balance and perfection. We got blueberry, blackberry, leather, cocoa, coffee, licorice, cassis. It has full, silky tannins, long finish, high concentration, intensity, full body and balanced acidity. You can`t hold your breath as long as this finish lasts. Paul Golitzen and his team and running a 12 cylinder here at 200MPH. Stunning wine. And this is the basic cab! They have several others as well.y
CanvasbackRed Mountain, Washington State2022Cabernet Sauvignon948/27/2026Notes of black and red licorice, leather, cocoa, cassis, blackest of blackberry, cinnamon, cedar and black plum. The palate is rich, dark and concentrated with high, silky tannins, high acid and long finish. Got this at SeaTac airport for $80.y
Black KiteAngel Hawk, Sonoma Coast2022Chardonnay938/22/2026 y
Black KiteWendling Vineyard Anderson Valley2024Pinot Noir968/22/2026 y
Black KiteFerrington Vineyard Anderson Valley2024Pinot Noir948/22/2026 y
Black KiteGaps Crown Sonoma Coast2024Pinot Noir978/22/2026 y
Black KiteRoberts Road Vineyard, Sonoma Coast2024Pinot Noir938/22/2026 y
Black KiteJasper Freestone Vineyard, Sonoma Caost2024Pinot Noir968/22/2026 y
Black KiteSOAR Sonoma Coast2024Pinot Noir978/22/2026 y
        
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