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Good Reviews are like well-rolled joints. You don't need to have them to get the job done but... "it'd be a lot cooler if you did".

So, when we received some favorable reviews from JamesSuckling.com, we couldn't wait to share them with you. Drumroll, please....

Michael Chelus of Nittany Epicurean Blog has reviewed our wine!

We always appreciate Michael's straight-to-the-point descriptive writing (without fancy words meant to obscure and confuse) and his excellent taste (after all, he has enjoyed our wine for a few years now). 

Larry Venturi’s approach to grape growing has always been a bit traditional, inspired by his Italian heritage and grandparent’s way of farming. His vines are dry-farmed (no water, aside from natural dew and rain) and organically farmed

We like to pretend we don't care about press... Then, we get good press. What a conundrum. Strange how that works. Once again, the Wine Spectator has given us a big shoutout and named us in their top 10 list. This time, however

We've gone big time! Where's our private jet!

Just kidding, we wouldn't do that to ya!

But will continue producing high quality, affordable wines that punch significantly above their weight. Once you are that dedicated to your craft, it's only a matter of time until people start to paying attention. 

This time the Wine Spectator Magazine has given us a 90 point score for our 2020 County Cuvee Sauvignon Blanc and featured us in an article titled "8 Thrilling California Sauvignon Blancs Under $20" 

It has been a rather eventful summer, especially for our new-release canned wines. Lots of retailers and restaurants hopped on the bandwagon, and now the “Snake Cans” are proudly displayed on shelves, in fridges and cold boxes across California, Kansas, Alabama, and Louisiana, with more states on the way.

Anyway, a few days ago we got the results from the 2021 International Canned Wine competition, and- once again- the results were great!

Recently, we were featured in the Bohemian's article "Can Do- North Bay's best canned wines" by Brooke Herron, along side our brothers in Crime Chris Christiansen and Maker Wines + West & Wilder Wines. The canned wine revolution is upon us! We continue to show the people that high quality canned wine is here to stay. 

Sometimes less is more. We love when wine writers educate and inform using layman terms. One of our favorite in that regard is Michael Chelus, whos blog Nittany Epicurean just wrote a nice little article about our 2020

Another convert to the can wine cause! Patricia Decker of Wine Along the 101 tried our 2020 Sauvignon Blanc out of the cans and bottle to give you an unfiltered perspective on the two vessels. Check out her article if you want to learn more.

We love being loved. Sometimes we sometimes don’t agree with reviews on our wine (you can see our views on wine ratings here) but most of the time professional tasters do appreciate our wines. This time, the props come from Catherine Fallis, MW, and her publication Planet Grape Reviews.

“… I’ve watched with dismay as the price of good pinot noir climbs ever higher. It’s a variety that’s so versatile that I could drink it with almost everything – if I could afford to…”

We feel ya on that, Laurie. Love the Pinot, hate the prices.

“The Lucky Rock more than held its own in a blind tasting with wines at three times the price.”

As you may know, we tend to pretend we don't care when we get a good review (but secretly we do). Most recently, the illustrious Michael Chelus, at Nittany Epicurean, took some time to taste our 2019 Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc.