What Ray's Pouring Now
2018 TYLER SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CHARDONNAY ($30) I bought this racy, zesty cool-climate Chardonnay for a virtual holiday tasting I did in December and added a few extra bottles to the order because the wine was too good not to. I have been enjoying them ever since. 2019 SHERRAH SHIRAZ ($27) How can you pass up a Shiraz made by a guy whose name is Sherrah? You can’t, especially when it’s this good—Alex Sherrah’s McLaren Vale version is peppery and vibrant, with a bright liveliness that’s impossible not to like. 2018 ALLEGRINI AMARONE ($90) Have a wintertime special occasion coming up that needs a luscious, utterly delicious Italian red? Allegrini is one of the top names in Amarone, and this wine, with its layers of dark-fruited flavor, shows why.…