What a great plug for Jill and Steve, who deserve it!

Matthiasson is another example of the antithesis of Napa Valley’s glamorous side. Steve and Jill Klein Matthiasson are farmers, essentially — he is a leading vineyard consultant — and their wines bear an agricultural stamp, as fresh, lively and alive as the best produce from a farmers’ market, made from grapes that they either grow themselves or monitor before they purchase. Their wines are a pleasure, whether Friulian varieties blended with sémillon and sauvignon blanc, straightforward chardonnay, an unusual refosco, a shapely merlot or a mouthwateringly tangy rosé made from syrah.

via California Wines Score Style Points – NYTimes.com.