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SCORE | PRICE | WINE
OTHER
91 | $22 | Bodegas As Laxas Albariño
Rias Baixas 2018 INTERNATIONAL
Spanish Whites 91 | $23 | Casal de Armán Ribeiro 2017 91 | $20 | Bodega Garzón Tannat Uruguay Reserve
91 | $23 | Bodegas Valdemar Tempranillo Blanco
(Uruguay) 2017
Rioja Inspiración 2017
91 | $23 | Jure Stekar Goriška Brda Emilio
90 | $14 | Bodegas Protos Verdejo Rueda 2018 (Slovenia) 2017
Spanish winemakers produce an 90 | $15 | Bodega Burdigala Rueda Campo Elíseo 90 | $22 | Flat Rock Cellars Pinot Noir Twenty Mile
Cuvée Alegre 2018 Bench (Canada) 2017
impressive array of white wines, nearly
90 | $16 | Torres Albariño Rias Baixas 90 | $25 | Flat Rock Cellars R Twenty Mile Bench
all from native grapes. Albariño from Pazo das Bruxas 2017 (Canada) 2014
Rías Baixas, Verdejo from Rueda, Godello 90 | $17 | Casal de Armán Ribeiro 90 | $22 | Hetszolo Tokaji Late Harvest 2016
Eira dos Mouros 2017 (Hungary) (500ml)
from Bierzo, and Viura and occasion-
90 | $17 | Lagar de Fornelos Rias Baixas
ally Garnacha Blanca from Rioja are just Pazo de Seoane Rosal 2018
some of the crisp whites on offer around 90 | $17 | Portal del Montsant Montsant White UNITED STATES
Bruberry 2017
the country, many of them showing
90 | $18 | Edetària Garnatxa Blanca-Viognier CALIFORNIA
excellent value. In terms of style, most Terra Alta Via Edetana 2018 CHARDONNAY
are unoaked, allowing their unique 90 | $18 | Bodegas Izadi Rioja White 2018
91 | $22 | Cambria Chardonnay Santa Maria Valley
herbal characteristics to come 90 | $19 | Bodega Cuatro Rayas Verdejo Rueda Katherine’s Vineyard 2017
Cuarenta Vendimias Cuvée 2017
to the fore alongside 90 | $22 | Sean Minor Chardonnay
90 | $19 | Herència Altés Terra Alta White Sonoma Coast 2018
the fruit. Benufet 2018
90 | $22 | Rodney Strong Chardonnay
90 | $19 | Virxe de Galir Godello Valdeorras Chalk Hill 2016
SPAIN Pagos del Galir 2017 90 | $22 | J. Wilkes Chardonnay
WHITE 90 | $20 | Casar de Burbia Godello Bierzo Santa Maria Valley 2017
Casar 2018
93 | $20 | Baron de Ley Garnacha Blanca Rioja 90 | $24 | Rafael Palacios Godello Valdeorras 90 | $24 | Sarah’s Vineyard Chardonnay
Varietales 2018 Santa Clara Valley 2017
Louro 2017
92 | $19 | Cune Rioja White Viña Real 90 | $25 | Artadi Spain White Viñas de Gain 2015 90 | $25 | Hahn Chardonnay Santa Lucia Highlands
Barrel Fermented 2017 SLH 2017
90 | $25 | Etxaniz Txakolina Getariako Txakolina
92 | $20 | Godelia Godello Bierzo 2017
Tx 2017 CALIFORNIA
92 | $20 | Mas Igneus Priorat White Renéixer 2017
90 | $25 | Bodegas Virgen de Lorea Bizkaiko PINOT NOIR
91 | $20 | Bodega Cuatro Rayas Verdejo-Palomino Txakolina Señorio de Otxaran 2018
Rueda 61 Dorado NV 91 | $23 | RouteStock Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
116 2017
91 | $25 | Rodney Strong Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley 2016
90 | $25 | Buena Vista Pinot Noir Carneros 2016
90 | $25 | De Loach Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley 2016
90 | $25 | La Crema Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2017
90 | $25 | Landmark Pinot Noir Monterey-
Santa Barbara-Sonoma Counties
Overlook 2017
90 | $25 | Pali Wine Co. Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
Riviera 2017
CALIFORNIA
SAUVIGNON BLANC
93 | $24 | Quivira Sauvignon Blanc Dry Creek
Valley Alder Grove Vineyard 2017
92 | $24 | Saddleback Sauvignon Blanc
Oakville 2018
91 | $18 | Quivira Sauvignon Blanc
Dry Creek Valley 2017
91 | $19 | Honig Sauvignon Blanc
Napa Valley 2018
91 | $21 | Margerum Sauvignon Blanc Happy
Canyon of Santa Barbara Sybarite 2017
91 | $21 | Margerum Sauvignon Blanc Happy
Canyon of Santa Barbara Sybarite 2018
91 | $24 | Saddleback Sauvignon Blanc
Oakville 2017
90 | $13 | Château St.-Jean Sauvignon Blanc
California 2017
90 | $18 | Courtney Benham Sauvignon Blanc
Napa Valley 2018
90 | $18 | Heritance Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley
Taub Family Vineyards 2018
90 | $20 | Cattleya Sauvignon Blanc KIM REIERSON
Sonoma County Alma de Cattleya 2018
Santa Barbara’s Margerum
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