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Billy Norris, June 25, 2026
Something exciting is happening in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Long defined by a handful of benchmark estates and the sheer difficulty of farming its rugged terrain, the region is entering a new chapter. Ambition, collaboration and a wave of compelling small producers are bringing fresh energy to one of California’s most distinctive winegrowing landscapes.
Vinous Table
Hail! Hail! Yakitori!
Neal Martin, June 2026
Yakitori was once seen as a staple of the commoners’ diet, but Japan's talented chefs are taking it to the highest level by sourcing the finest ingredients and putting their own ingenious twists on standard recipes.
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2025 Querciabella Mongrana Rosato, 90 points
The 2025 Mongrana Rosato is a new wine in the range. Bright and punchy, with gorgeous fruit purity, the Rosato is positively stellar. Merlot and Sangiovese work so well here. Fresh red berry fruit, rose petal, chalk, mint and orange peel are front and center. What a delight. (AG)
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Cellar Favorites
2006 Cayuse Vineyards Bionic Frog
Billy Norris, June 2026
Now at age 20, the 2006 Bionic Frog is a wild, feral, mind-bendingly complex wine that has aged with supreme grace.
1976 Hanzell Vineyards Pinot Noir
2011 Fritz Haag Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Auslese #10
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