Calera Pinot Noir Ryan VineyardWaterford Commentary: We here at Waterford love Calera Pinots, and have enjoyed them since the 1996 vintage. But, in recent years, we can't seem to get an allocation of them. So just today it was a huge shock when one of Calera's single vineyard Pinots rolled into the Farwell store. We wanted to get an email at to you ASAP with an offer. And here it is: Winery notes: It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Josh Jensen, the legendary

in Georgian amphora

with hints of strawberries and vivid minerality

they were indeed inexpensive

led by industry maverick Mark Reynier

All of the wine for the Gemischter Satz (field blend) comes from a plot planted in 1951 by Ingrid’s grandmother

a small winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains

When we drove up for our tasting appointment this one was shockingly small – the basement of Dominique’s small farmhouse – or about 20 barrels of wine a year

The finish is persistent and long

By drinking this wine

Its nose is strawberry

I’ve got a Rhone Valley white with intoxicating aromas of orchard blossoms and flavors of sweet summer melons

Bone-dry and crisp