KP

9.0

Sweet-and-sour nose. Silky tenants that cook the tongue. Long delicious finish with only a hint of oak at the very end. I would buy again. — 24 days ago

Jon Preece

8.9

You have to have this with food.

Fausse Piste translates to “wrong path” which I think is a clever name given to a winery born from chef turned vintner Jesse Skiles. Whole cluster, spontaneous fermentation, 11 months on lees in neutral French oak and minimal SO2. He prefers the term “traditional” to “natural” wine but whatever you want to call it this is clearly a wine made by someone who appreciates food. The acidity is the backbone of this Syrah. The nose is intoxicating plum and cherry. Palate is more dark fruit and some earth with acidity that carries through to a long finish. No doubt this is a fruit forward wine in the best sense of the phrase. Overall the wine is nicely balanced with silky tannins and a lush mouthfeel. It is a liquid hug that implores you to cook for it. — 7 years ago

Nora Lee

9.8

So good! Drinking it with Michael and we used the aerator. Pairing with brie and filet mignon because Mike is such a good cook 💕 — 9 years ago

Anna Sangiacomo

9.3

Always use this wine to cook with. Especially delicious with this roasted chicken. Easy drinking in the glass also !!! Can't beat the price. Salute — 9 years ago

Peter Coticchia

9.2

Another great recommendation from Gina Cook. Thank you Paisano!! Good fruit and smooth tannins. — 11 years ago

Tyler Blake

9.0

Not bad to drink...can't wait to cook with this. — 12 years ago

Michael Owczarek

9.5

Yup buy it, cook some pasta and forgetaboutit — 4 years ago

Simon Humphrey

9.5

This made 3 h of work to cook Beef Wellington well worth it! Super smooth and nicely oaked — 7 years ago

with Jessica

Francisco Perez

8.9

Burst of fruit flavor on mouth. Nice and fruity. Having a nice halibut dinner at Captains Cook in Anchorage. The wine compliments the fish quite well. — 8 years ago

The Meg

9.0

I love this winery. Delicious and the Cotes du Rhone did not disappoint. I often cook with this style (sometimes I put it into my food), but this I would definer pair with one of those meals. — 9 years ago

Dana Giammaria

8.9

We wanted something light to sip while we waited for dinner to cook. This 2014 was perfect. I'm a big fan of Hearst. — 10 years ago

Jim Daunais

9.3

Drinking beautifully - red fruits galore (strawberries and raspberries) - nice cedar notes on the nose - would go beautifully with any red meat you could cook up. — 12 years ago

with Paul and Judy

Beth Hoole

9.6

Opened expecting just to enjoy a glass but it was a pleasant surprised. Stopped everything to cook a meal to enjoy with it. After every sip I kept thinking, "it's just so flavorful!" — 13 years ago

Alex Robershotte

9.2

New Year’s Eve with coco spiced steak from foreign cinema cook book — 5 years ago

with Michelle

Jerry Raphael

9.0

Nice at The Cook and his Books — 8 years ago

with Matt and Barbara

Jim McCusker

9.2

A wine named in memory of a close cousin of Greg Brewer, this wine took a fair amount of time to come around. The nose initially had a pruny character that I usually associate with a stewed wine. Bought this at the winery in October 2016; aside from the flight back, the wine has been stored at 55 F ever since so I can’t imagine it saw the sort of heat that would be necessary to cook the wine. After about 30-40 min, that component dissipated for the most part to reveal an elegant pinot noir. Still not convinced this is showing as well as it should - have to see what the next bottle is like when we open it. — 8 years ago

with Vanessa

Andrea Tangeman

9.0

Napa knows how. — 9 years ago

Steve Gage

Director of Sales and Hospitality, Moone-Tsai Wines

9.1

Delish. The cork looks like a super young wine! Waiting for the lamb to cook.... — 11 years ago

David Bloxsom

9.0

Super smokey, you can taste the char. Maybe not great for drinking but I bet it would be interesting to cook with. — 12 years ago