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WineRelease.com's January 15, 2025 Monthly Newsletter.

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great holiday. I spent time with family and friends and cooked some great meals.

This month, we saw 87 winery updates and 57 wineries releasing new wines. While these numbers might seem modest, they mark the highest totals for updates and releases in any January to date. WineRelease continues to grow and improve with each passing month.

Now, let's dive into the wine releases...

January 2025 Wine Releases
  • Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards; 2022 Beauty & the Beast Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah, 2020 Gustaf Cabernet Franc
  • Arbor Crest Wine Cellars; 2023 Columbia Valley Conner Lee Vineyard van Löben Sels Chardonnay (120 cases)
  • Arista Winery; 2023 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Pinot Noir (1/14/2024, 2,533 cases, $70), 2023 Mendocino County Perli Vineyard Pinot Noir (1/14/2024, $85), 2023 Sonoma County Russian River Valley U.V. Lucky Well Vineyard Pinot Noir (1/14/2024, 600 cases, $100), 2023 Sonoma County Russian River Valley UV Vineyard Pinot Noir (1/14/2024, 543 cases, $115), 2023 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Estate Pinot Noir (1/14/2024, 564 cases, $150), 2022 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Estate Chardonnay (1/14/2024, 45 cases, $125)
  • Avennia Winery; 2022 Columbia Valley Frank the Tank Red Blend
  • Balsall Creek; 2022 Chehalem Mountains Heritage 1850 Pinot Noir ($95), 2022 Sauvignon Blanc (1/31/2025), 2022 Estate Pinot Noir (1/31/2025), 2022 Owens Reserve Pinot Noir (1/31/2025)
  • Barrel Oak Winery; 2022 Virginia Meritage
  • Beckmen Vineyards; 2022 TLB Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah ($88), 2022 Santa Barbara County Ballard Canyon Purisima Mountain Vineyard Red Wine ($130)
  • Big Basin Vineyards; 2022 Coastview Vineyard Pinot Noir (85 cases, $60), 2022 Chalone Rodnick.farm Old Vine Mourvedre (205 cases, $44), 2022 Monterey County Coastview Vineyard Chardonnay (158 cases, $48), 2021 Monterey County Coastview Vineyard Terraces Syrah (130 cases, $60)
  • Bouchaine Vineyards; 2023 Napa Valley Carneros Estate Selection Non-Alcoholic Pinot Noir Rose (1/10/2025, $25)
  • Calcareous Vineyard; 2022 Paso Robles Lloyd of Calcareous Cabernet Franc/Merlot/Malbec/Cabernet Sauvignon/Petit Verdot (1/7/2024, $65)
  • Clos Saron; 2019 Sierra Foothills Home Vineyard Pinot Noir (80 cases, $75), 2015 Sierra Foothills Renaissance Vineyard The One Cabernet Sauvignon (90 cases, $100)
  • Croix Estate; 2022 Sonoma County Russian River Valley 5 Wells Vineyard Pinot Noir (1/7/24, $84), 2022 Sonoma County Moon Mountain District Monte Rosso Vineyard Zinfandel (1/7/24, $84)
  • Cultivar; 2020 Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend Merlot/Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon (1/10/2025, 291 cases, $76), 2020 Napa Valley Leaky Lake Cabernet Sauvignon (1/10/2025, 116 cases, $98), 2023 North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon (1/10/2025, 450 cases, $35)
  • de Negoce; 2022 Napa Valley Mt Veeder Lot 527 Cabernet Sauvignon (1/9/2025, $24), 2023 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Lot 510 Pinot Noir (1/7/2025, $25)
  • Del Rio Vineyards; 2023 Oregon Rogue Valley Estate Grown Pinot Gris (1/14/2025, $21), 2021 Oregon Rogue Valley Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon (1/14/2025, 751 cases, $36), 2021 Oregon Rogue Valley Estate Grown Merlot (1/14/2025, $30)
  • Delmas; 2022 Walla Walla Valley The Rocks District SJR Vineyard Viognier (1/31/2025), 2022 Walla Walla Valley The Rocks District SJR Vineyard Grenache (1/31/2025)
  • Dragonette Cellars; 2022 Santa Barbara County Sta. Rita Hills Black Label Pinot Noir (400 cases, $105), 2022 Santa Barbara County Sta. Rita Hills Fiddlestix Vineyard Pinot Noir (500 cases, $85), 2022 Santa Barbara County Stolpman Vineyard Syrah (260 cases, $65), 2022 Santa Barbara County Sta. Rita Hills John Sebastiano Vineyard Grenache (140 cases, $55)
  • Dutton-Goldfield; 2022 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Green Valley Walker Hill Vineyard Chardonnay ($55), 2022 Sonoma Coast Deviate Pinot Noir ($78), 2022 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Green Valley Fox Den Vineyard Pinot Noir ($74), 2022 Marin County Devil's Gulch Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2022 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Green Valley Snow Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2022 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Green Valley Rued Vineyard Chardonnay, 2022 Anderson Valley Angel Camp Vineyard Pinot Noir ($74), 2022 Russian River Valley 5 Wells Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2022 Fort Ross-Seaview McDougall Vineyard Pinot Noir ($78), 2022 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Green Valley Emerald Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir ($74)
  • Elk Cove Vineyards; 2023 Willamette Valley Yamhill-Carlton Mount Richmond Estate Pinot Noir (1/13/2025, $70)
  • Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah!; 2023 Evangelho Vineyard Carignane (1/16/2025, 79 cases), 2023 Mariana's Vineyard Sunset (1/16/2025, 50 cases), 2022 California Agradezco Mourvedre/Zinfandel/Pinot Noir/Cabernet Sauvignon/Primitivo Rose/Carignane/Merlot (1/16/2025, 78 cases), 2023 Monterey County Chalone Brosseau Vineyard Pinot Noir (1/16/2025, 75 cases), 2023 Monterey County Chalone Brosseau Vineyard Grenache (1/16/2025, 79 cases), 2023 Monterey County Chalone Brosseau Vineyard Syrah (1/16/2025, 59 cases)
  • Flora Springs Winery; 2019 Napa Valley Year of the Snake Cabernet Sauvignon (1/8/2024, $125)
  • Haywire Winery; 2025 Lunar Red ($29)
  • Heron Wines; 2023 Chardonnay ($19), 2023 Central Coast Sauvignon Blanc ($19)
  • Hunnicutt; 2022 Napa Valley Fearless Red Zinfandel/Petite Sirah/Cabernet Sauvignon/Grenache/Merlot/Malbec ($48), 2022 Napa Valley Rutherford Cuvee Equite Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec ($90), 2021 Napa Valley Rutherford Star Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon ($135)
  • JaM Cellars; NV California Butter Chardonnay (1/14/2025, $17)
  • John Anthony Wine & Spirits; 2022 Los Carneros Gap Vineyard Syrah (1/14/2024, 100 cases, $90)
  • Kathryn Kennedy Winery; 2022 Napa Valley Lateral Red Bordeaux Style Blend Merlot/Cabernet Franc (1/4/2025, $48)
  • Kutch; 2023 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir (1/14/2024, $43), 2023 Sonoma Coast Bohan Vineyard Pinot Noir (1/14/2024, $59), 2023 Santa Cruz Mountains Mindego Ridge Pinot Noir (1/14/2024, $69), 2023 Sonoma Coast Falstaff Vineyard Pinot Noir (1/14/2024, $69), 2023 Santa Cruz Mountains Trout Gulch Vineyard Chardonnay (1/14/2024, $59)
  • Madrona Vineyards; 2023 El Dorado Crystal Range Barbera (1/11/2025, 360 cases)
  • Maritana Vineyards; 2022 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Regina's Vineyard Pinot Noir (1/6/2025, $100)
  • Myriad Cellars; 2023 Napa Valley Beckstoffer Dr Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (1/14, $275), 2023 Napa Valley Beckstoffer ToKalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (1/14, $285), 2023 Napa Valley Beckstoffer Dr Crane Elysian Cabernet Sauvignon (1/14, $300), 2023 Sonoma Valley Sangiacomo Vineyard Tall Grass Vineyard Pinot Noir Rose (1/14, $30), 2023 Napa Valley Calistoga Tofanelli Vineyard Old Vine Semillon (1/14, $30), 2023 Napa Valley St Helena Rarefied Air Beckstoffer Melrose Vineyard Proprietary White Wine (1/14, $65), 2023 Sonoma Valley Sangiacomo Vineyard Wente Clone Chardonnay (1/14, $65)
  • New Clairvaux Vineyard; NV Tehama County Lot 13 Vina Ranch Petite Temptation Red Wine (1/11/2025)
  • Niebaum-Pennino; 2021 Napa Valley Rutherford 1882 Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Oakville East; 2018 Napa Valley Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Occidental; 2022 Sonoma County Bodega Headlands Vineyard Cuvée Elizabeth Pinot Noir (1/14/2024), 2022 Sonoma County Running Fence Vineyard Cuvée Catherine Pinot Noir (1/14/2024), 2022 Sonoma County SWK Vineyard Pinot Noir (1/14/2024), 2022 Sonoma County Bodega Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir (1/14/2024), 2022 Sonoma County Occidental Station Vineyard Pinot Noir (1/14/2024)
  • Olabisi Winery; 2018 Napa Valley Howell Mountain Zinfandel (1/9/25, 24 cases, $58)
  • Optima Winery; 2022 Sonoma County Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel, 2022 Sonoma County Dry Creek Valley Petite Sirah/Merlot/Zinfandel
  • Outpost Estate Wines; 2022 Napa Valley Howell Mountain True Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (1/21/2025, 690 cases, $175), 2022 Napa Valley Howell Mountain True Vineyard Immigrant Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Cabernet Franc (1/21/2025, 348 cases, $135), 2022 Napa Valley Howell Mountain Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (1/21/2025, 1,740 cases, $115)
  • Patterson Cellars; 2020 Columbia Valley Syrah ($48)
  • Pax Wine Cellars; 2022 Russian River Valley Castelli-Knight Ranch Syrah (1/14)
  • Pedroncelli Winery & Vineyards; 2024 Sonoma County Dry Creek Valley Bushnell Vineyard Rose
  • Perchance Estates; 2023 Napa Valley Carneros Beckstoffer Lake Vineyard Chardonnay (1/14/2025, $95)
  • Ponzi Vineyards; 2022 Avellana Vineyard Pinot Noir ($115)
  • Ridge Vineyards; 2022 Sonoma County Rockpile Botticelli Vineyard Zinfandel/Petite Sirah ($42)
  • Sequoia Grove Winery; 2019 Napa Valley Oakville Tonella Vineyard Cabernet Franc (1/9/2025, $75)
  • Skipstone; 2022 Sonoma County Sofia's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (83 cases, $400)
  • Small Vines Wines; 2022 Sonoma Coast Shining S Vineyard West Pinot Noir (76 cases), 2023 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, 2023 Sonoma Coast TBH Vineyard Chardonnay
  • Sphaerics; 2023 Sonoma County Alexander Valley Upper Barn Vineyard If and Only If Chardonnay (1/22/2024), 2023 Sonoma County Russian River Valley On Days and Nights Chardonnay (1/22/2024), 2023 Carneros Overline Chardonnay (1/22/2024)
  • Stags' Leap Winery; 2022 Napa Valley Merlot ($40)
  • Tank Garage Winery; 2022 Solano County Love & Rockets Red Wine Zinfandel/Syrah/Valdiguie/Negrette/Viognier (1/9/2024, 295 cases, $52)
  • TEXTBOOK; 2022 Napa Valley The Pey Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon ($46)
  • The Terraces; 2022 Napa Valley Rutherford Quarry Vineyard Zinfandel (1/10/2025, 515 cases, $50)
  • Titus Vineyards; 2022 Napa Valley Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard Merlot ($60), 2022 Napa Valley Stagecoach Vineyard Malbec ($62), 2023 Sonoma County Dutton Ranch Pinot Noir ($58)
  • Truchard Vineyards; 2023 Napa Valley Carneros Estate Pinot Noir (1/1/2025, $38)
  • Villa Ragazzi; 2023 Napa Valley Oakville Rosato di Sangiovese (46 cases, $35)
  • Willamette Valley Vineyards; 2023 Willamette Valley Bernau Block Chardonnay ($58)
  • William Chris Vineyards; 2021 The Texas High Plains Hunter Malbec, Cabernet Franc/Petit Verdot/Cabernet Sauvignon ($58), 2023 Sparkling Tannat

February 2025 Wine Releases
  • Accendo Cellars; 2023 Sauvignon Blanc (2/5/2024), 2022 Laurea Red Wine (2/5/2024)
  • Afterwords Wines; 2022 Napa Valley Epilogue Cabernet Sauvignon (70 cases, $185)
  • Anomaly Vineyards; 2022 Napa Valley St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon ($165)
  • Avennia Winery; 2022 Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Bedrock Wine Co.; 2024 Contra Costa County Ode to Lulu Bag-in-Box Mourvedre Rose (2/14, $97 per 3L), 2024 Lulu Rose (2/14)
  • Brandon Gregory Estate; 2024 Sonoma County Knights Valley Estate Sauvignon Blanc (650 cases, $45)
  • Ceritas Wines; 2023 Sonoma Coast Carex Chardonnay, 2023 Sonoma Coast Charles Heintz Chardonnay, 2023 Sonoma Coast Cuvee Chloe Pinot Noir, 2023 Santa Cruz Mountains Mindego Ridge Pinot Noir
  • Cobden Wini; 2022 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Moore Family Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir
  • DuMol Wine Company; 2024 Rose (2/25), 2023 Chenin Blanc (2/25), 2023 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Highland Divide Chardonnay (2/25), 2023 Sonoma Coast Charles Heintz Vineyard Isobel Chardonnay (2/25), 2023 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Highland Divide Pinot Noir (2/25), 2023 Sonoma Coast MacIntyre Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir (2/25), 2023 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Dutton-Jentoft Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2023 Sonoma County Russian River Valley Wild Mountainside Syrah (2/25)
  • Fox Farm Vineyards; 2023 Syrah ($38), 2023 Grenache ($38)
  • Haliotide; 2020 Stolo Vineyard Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Chardonnay, 2021 Bassi Vineyard Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Chardonnay
  • Hirsch Vineyards; 2023 Sonoma County Estate Chardonnay, 2022 Sonoma County Estate Reserve Pinot Noir, 2022 Sonoma County Block 8 Estate Pinot Noir, 2022 Sonoma County Raschen Ridge Estate Pinot Noir
  • Marciano Estate; 2023 Napa Valley Kosher Blanc, 2022 Napa Valley Kosher Cabernet Sauvignon, 2022 Napa Valley Terra Gratia Kosher Proprietary Red
  • Patine Cellars ; 2023 Sonoma County Sangiacomo Green Acres Chardonnay ($65)
  • Pedroncelli Winery & Vineyards; NV Sonoma County Friends White Wine Blend, 2022 Endurance Super Tuscan Red Wine Blend, 2022 Sonoma County Dry Creek Valley Bushnell Vineyard Zinfandel
  • PerUs; 2023 Chardonnay
  • Samuel Louis Wines; 2023 Santa Barbara County Sta Rita Hills Spear Vineyard Chardonnay, 2023 Monterey County Montañita de Oro Pinot Noir, 2023 Santa Lucia Highlands Double L Vineyard Pinot Noir
  • Silver Oak Cellars; 2020 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (2/1/2025)
  • Starfield Vineyards; 2022 Sparkling Brut Rose (325 cases, $44)
  • Steven Kent Winery; 2021 Napa Valley Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon (2/2/2025, 98 cases, $200)
  • Terra Blanca Vineyards; 2021 Red Mountain Onyx Red Blend (2/7/2025)
  • Vigo Cellars; 2024 Paso Robles El Pomar District Picpoul Blanc, 2023 Santa Barbara County Alisos Canyon Nolan Vineyard Syrah
  • Villa Ragazzi; 2020 Napa Valley Oakville Sangiovese (40 cases, $50), 2022 Napa Valley Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon (70 cases, $85)


The following 87 winery information pages have been updated since December 15, 2024:


Wine Quote of the Month: "Wine to me is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit. Robert Mondavi


Till next month.

Neil Monnens


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