Sonoma Valley Wines

Drilldown by Wine Name: All | A-E | F-J | J-P | P-U | U-Z | Year/Vintage
Drilldown by Wine Price: All | $10 and under | $10-$20 | $20-$30 | $30-$50 | $50-$100 | $100-$250 | $250 and over

From gold-bearing soil comes this winner (9)
2006 Beringer - Knight's Valley Alluvium Blanc

The worst SV; I thought it was Pinot Grigio (2)
2005 Forest Glen - Sauvignon Blanc

This Merlot is bringing sexy back (10)
2005 Kelley Creek - Merlot

A wonderful sub $10 California Chardonnay (9)
2007 Snap Dragon Winery - Chardonnay

Strawberry and melon in a champagne (9)
Korbel - Brut Rose

Nice and smooth with almost a little cocoa on the back end (9)
Rosenblum Cellars - Vintner's Cuve XXX

Blackberries, vanilla and oak (9)
Rosenblum Cellars - Vintner's Cuvee

Interesting, but not as good as the Grand Cuvee (8)
Gloria Ferrer - Va de Vi

A fair zin, but I expected more (6)
2007 Castlebank - Zinfandel

Even the aroma gets you buzzed (10)
2005 Rosenblum Cellars - Reserve Zinfandel : Reserve

Spicy Cab, maybe with some Merlot or Syrah in it (9)
Villa Neri - Cabernet Sauvignon

Burnt vanilla is the word of the day (8)
2008 Blackstone - Sonoma Reserve Chardonnay : Reserve

Some new ish (9)
2010 Benziger - Sauvignon Blanc

Wonderfully consistent (9)
2009 Kenwood - Zinfandel

So good to be so young (10)
2012 Courtney Benham - Zinfandel

Tasteless but strong (8)
2010 Murphy-Goode - Liar's Dice

Tart cherry with an underbelly of tobacco (10)
2011 Marietta Cellars - Zinfandel

I thought it was a Kunde (10)
2009 Kinneybrook - Cabernet Sauvignon : Sustainably Farmed

Cherry and tobacco (9)
2012 River Road - Pinot Noir

Heady and luxurious (9)
2011 Olema - Cabernet Sauvignon

Smoky as fu%k (10)
2012 Rodney Strong - Zinfandel

It's good and I'm nice (9)
2012 B.R. Cohn - Sonoma Valley Zinfandel

Spice and love (9)
2013 Kunde - Sonoma Valley Zinfandel

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026
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