Cellar Secrets: Affordable & Food-Friendly California Wines

"Winemaker Brian Terrizzi’s Paso Robles project explores Italian varieties—crafting nebbiolo, vermentino, fiano and aglianico—marrying California ripeness with a touch of rusticity and plenty of acidity that echo classic Italian expressions. The 2020 Barbera is especially compelling: medium ruby-purple with soaring aromatics of red and black cherries, blood orange, earth and spice, made without new oak for a bright, fresh, medium-bodied style intended for early drinking at the table. At $25, it’s a wallet-friendly red worthy of drinking on a nightly basis, especially with Italian or other tomato-based dishes; RP 92." - Le Guide MICHELIN