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WineRelease.com's December 15, 2024 Monthly Newsletter.

This month we had 112 winery updates and 50 wineries releasing wine.

Happy Holidays!

The holidays have arrived, and we’re excited to spend this festive season in St. Helena, surrounded by family and friends. As I often say during this time of year, please share a great bottle of wine at your holiday gatherings—it’s a wonderful way to introduce others to the world of fine wine. Now more than ever, the wine industry could use more enthusiastic wine lovers. Cheers!

And now, onto the wine releases...

December 2024 Wine Releases
  • Aaron Wines; 2021 Paso Robles Citizen Syrah/Petite Sirah ($56)
  • Alma Rosa Winery and Vineyards; 2022 Santa Barbara County Sta. Rita Hills Radian Pinot Noir
  • Amigoni Vineyards; 2022 Telegram 12 Teroldego/Barbera/Cabernet Franc,/Cabernet Sauvignon (12/5)
  • Andremily Wines; 2022 No.11 3 Syrah, 2022 Mourvedre, 2021 Slide-Hill Estate Syrah,
  • Benessere Vineyards; 2022 Napa Valley St Helena Rosato Estate Vineyard Sparkling Sangiovese (12/7/2024, 180 cases, $65), 2021 Napa Valley St Helena Passione Syrah/Aglianico/Merlot (12/5/2024, 75 cases, $65)
  • Big Basin Vineyards; 2017 Santa Cruz Mountains Frenchie's Ranch Syrah (12/10, 105 cases, $95)
  • Boeschen Vineyards; 2021 Napa Valley Winchester Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon ($300)
  • Calcareous Vineyard; 2023 Paso Robles Estate Vineyard Chardonnay ($42)
  • Cameron Hughes Wine; 2021 Lodi Wahluke Slope Lot 931 Merlot (1,000 cases, $25)
  • Chappellet Vineyard; 2022 Cabernet Franc, 2022 Cultivation, 2021 Pritchard Hill Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Charles Hendricks Wines; 2019 Santa Lucia Highlands Smith Vineyard Pinot Noir (12/5, $110)
  • Crush Vineyard; 2020 Estate Reserve Tannat (10/10/2024), 2020 Estate Reserve Tempranillo (10/10/2024)
  • Dalla Valle Vineyard; 2022 Napa Valley Collina Red Wine (12/3/2024, $120)
  • de Negoce; 2023 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Lot 519 Old Vine Carignan (12/9/2024, 200 cases, $21), 2023 Mendocino County Anderson Valley Lot 524 Gewurztraminer (12/10/2024, $13), 2023 Paso Robles Lot 523 Red Blend Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Cabernet Franc/Malbec/Petit Verdot (12/12/2024, $15)
  • Devison Vintners; 2022 Walla Walla Valley Southwind Vineyard Block 28 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Domaine Nicolas Jay; 2022 Willamette Valley Own-Rooted Pinot Noir (12/4/2024, $95)
  • Dracaena Wines; 2021 Reserve Cabernet Franc ($55)
  • Dusted Valley; 2021 Walla Walla Valley Breezy Slope Vineyard Falx Blanc de Noir Sparkling Pinot Noir (12/11, 108 cases, $65)
  • Flat Creek Estate; 2019 Tempranillo
  • Forlorn Hope Wines; 2013 Lodi Mokelumne Glen Vineyard Die Nachzugler Bacchus/Riesling/Rieslaner/Kerner (12/9, $45 per 375ml)
  • Fox Farm Vineyards; 2023 Estate Chardonnay ($38)
  • Freeman Vineyard & Winery; 2022 Sonoma County Sonoma Coast Yu-ki Estate Estate Blanc de Blancs (12/12, $75), 2022 Sonoma County Sonoma Coast Yu-ki Estate Estate Sparkling Pinot Noir Rose (12/12, $72)
  • Gondak Cellars; 2023 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Grenache Blanc (12/9, 100 cases, $29), 2022 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Collective Efforts Syrah (12/9, 50 cases, $42), 2022 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Grenache (12/9, 90 cases, $33)
  • Heron Wines; 2020 Napa Valley Laely Cabernet Sauvignon ($45), 2022 Pinot Noir ($19), 2022 Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon ($19)
  • Hyatt Vineyards; 2023 Estate Vineyards Riesling Ice Wine (150 cases, $45)
  • Kiepersol Estates Vineyards and Winery; 2024 Texas Dulce Sweet White Wine Moscato (12/4)
  • Longboard Vineyards; 2021 Rhino Chaser Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Longoria Winery; 2023 Santa Barbara County Sta. Rita Hills Lovely Rita Pinot Noir (12/4/2024, $39)
  • MacRostie Winery; 2021 Sonoma Coast Blanc de Noirs Sparkling Pinot Noir (12/10, 175 cases, $55)
  • McHenry Vineyard; 2022 Estate Grown Swan Clone Pinot Noir (12/8, 75 cases, $48), 2022 Estate Grown Pinot Noir (12/8, 100 cases, $44)
  • Myriad Cellars; 2023 Napa Valley Element Zero Cabernet Sauvignon (12/10, 150 cases)
  • New Clairvaux Vineyard; 2022 California Aimée California Bollicine Brut, 2022 Tehama County Poor Souls Block Petite Sirah
  • Nicora Wine; 2020 Paso Robles Willow Creek District Pariah Cabernet Sauvignon (12/3/2024, 62 cases)
  • Paper Planes; 2023 Sierra Foothills Zula Mae Vineyard Grenache ($40)
  • Pass Wines; 2021 Sonoma Valley Wood Valley Chardonnay (12/5, 74 cases, $36)
  • Patine Cellars ; 2022 Napa Valley The Earnest's Eye Cabernet Sauvignon (12/16, 151 cases, $125)
  • Pike Road Wines; 2022 Yamhill-Carlton Quandary Vineyards Pinot Noir (12/6/2024, $38)
  • Priest Ranch; 2019 Napa Valley James Joshua Cabernet Sauvignon ($145)
  • Quady North; 2023 Chenin Blanc, 2020 Mae's Vineyard Syrah, 2020 Malbec, 2020 Red Blend
  • Rasa Vineyards; 2022 Human[e] Red Wine (12/2)
  • Senses; 2021 Napa Valley Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Sextant; 2022 Paso Robles Commemorative US Sailing Cabernet Sauvignon (12/6, $40)
  • Starfield Vineyards; 2022 Sparkling Brut Moscato (224 cases, $44)
  • Stringer Cellars; 2022 Sonoma County Alexander Valley Robert Young Vineyard Late Harvest Viognier (12/9/2024, $59 per 375ml)
  • The Prisoner; 2023 California Complicit Red Blend Zinfandel/Sangiovese/Tempranillo/Petite Sirah ($100), 2022 Napa Valley Silver Red Wine Syrah/Petit Sirah/Zinfandel ($75)
  • Theorem Vineyards; 2022 Napa Valley Diamond Mountain Decree Cabernet Sauvignon ($155), 2022 Moon Mountain Syrah ($155)
  • Wente Vineyards; 2023 Livermore Valley Limited Release Chardonnay (12/9, $45)
  • Westborn; NV .01 Perpetual Reserve Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Meunier (12/3, 500 cases, $100), 2019 Pinot Noir Rose (12/3, 200 cases, $150)
  • XOBC Cellars; NV Washington XO Sparkling Bubbly Syrah/Grenache/Morvedre Rose (12/9, $28)
  • Yorba Wines; 2023 Shake Ridge Vineayrds Greco di Oro ($42)


2025 Wine Releases

January 2025 Wine Releases
  • Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards; 2022 Beauty & the Beast Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah, 2020 Gustaf Cabernet Franc
  • Avennia Winery; 2022 Columbia Valley Frank the Tank Red Blend
  • Beckmen Vineyards; 2022 TLB Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah ($88), 2022 Santa Barbara County Ballard Canyon Purisima Mountain Vineyard Red Wine ($130)
  • Heron Wines; 2023 Chardonnay ($19), 2023 Central Coast Sauvignon Blanc ($19)
  • Myriad Cellars; 2023 Napa Valley Beckstoffer Dr Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (1/14), 2023 Napa Valley Beckstoffer ToKalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (1/14), 2023 Napa Valley Beckstoffer Dr Crane Elysian Cabernet Sauvignon (1/14)
  • Oakville East; 2018 Napa Valley Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Optima Winery; 2022 Sonoma County Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel, 2022 Sonoma County Dry Creek Valley Petite Sirah/Merlot/Zinfandel
  • Pedroncelli Winery & Vineyards; 2024 Sonoma County Dry Creek Valley Bushnell Vineyard Rose
  • Villa Ragazzi; 2023 Napa Valley Oakville Rosato di Sangiovese (46 cases, $35)



The following 112 winery information pages have been updated since November 15, 2024:


Wine Quote of the Month: "Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine. Joan Collins


Till next month.

Neil Monnens


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