Mentions
August 2021 – Elite California Pinot Noir Vineyards Part I: North Coast – Sonoma Coast- Sonatera Vineyard
December 2020 – PinotFile: 2020 California & Oregon Pinot Noir All-Americans – 2016 Renaissance
February 2020 – OC Register: Meet five influencers shaping wine culture in Orange County – and beyond – Claude Koeberle
January 2020 – Daily Pilot: Adult Beverages: Send in the (grape) clones, O.C.’s Pinot king can name them all
January 2019 – Eater LA: These Are the Coolest Food Events in Los Angeles
December 2018 – PinotFile: 2018 California Pinot Noir All-Americans First Team Wines – Soliste 2013 L’Ambroisie, 2013 Nouveau Monde, 2014 L’Ambroisie
November 2018 – Wine Spectator: Sommelier Roundtable: New World Alternatives for Old World Palates – Andy Myers
July 2018 – Piedmont Lifestyle: Independents’ Day
April 2018 – PinotFile: Soliste Pinot Noir is a Modern Interpretation of the Craftsmanship of the Cistercian Monks of Vougeot
December 2017 – PinotFile: A Dozen California Wineries Offer Holiday Cheer!
November 2017 – The Daily Meal: What to Drink With Thanksgiving Dinner
November 2016 – PinotFile: Soliste Pinot Noir: Fanatical Devotion Shows in the Superb Wines
August 2016 – PinotFile: On the Pinot Trail: Soliste
June 2016 – Are Cult Pinot Noirs Worth It?
July 2015 – The Dail Meal: 101 Best Wineries in America – Soliste #45
July 2015 – PinotFile: Update on Happenings at Soliste & Solitaire
January 2015 – The Serious Foodie – Ten Fun Wines to try in 2015: L’Espérance | Pinot Noir: A Comparison of New World Styles
December 2014 – International Wine Report Top 100 Wines of 2014: 2012 L’Espérance – #6
December 2014 – PinotFile: 2011 Nouveau Monde – 2014 California Pinot Noir First Team All-Americans
November 2014 – James Beard Foundation: L.A. Hot Spot – Ludo Lefebvre & Soliste
October 2014 – A Renowned Chef and Vintner Hosts Soliste Wine Dinner at Marché Moderne
July 2014 – The Dail Meal: 101 Best Wineries in America – Soliste #43
April 2014 – Great Sommeliers: 18 Liter Soliste Pinot Noir at A Voce
April 2014 – 2010 Forêt Pinor Noir: Winner of the Pigs and Pinot Ultimate Sommelier Smackdown
January 2014 – Orange Coast Magazine:Looking Back at 2013: The Best Pinot Noirs
December 2013 – Soliste: The PinotFile Winery of the Year
October 2013 – PinotFile brief about St Andelain, “Soliste Continues Innovative String of Wines”
July 2013 – GrapeRadio.com: Meet Soliste Cellars – with Claude Koeberle
June 2013 – In Santé Magazine, A Voce Sommelier Olivier Flosse says of Soliste L’Age D’Or Chardonnay, “This may be my favorite wine of the last two years.”
May 2013 – PinotFile reviews Soleil Rouge
April 2013 – Jancis Robinson in the Financial Times: Some new(ish) names to watch
March 2013 – PinotFile reviews Soliste, our story and wines
February 2013 – Huffington Post / RJ on Wine
February 2013 – Soliste at In Pursuit of Balance in SF and LA
October 2012 – O.C. vintner feeds top restaurants
August 2012 – Rob Harpest, Hotel Bel Air, “…favorite boutique producer“
March 2012 – RJ on Wine, In Pursuit of Balance
January 2012 – Out of the Shadows “Wine tip of the year” by Andrew Zimmern
November 2011 – Soliste at Farallon’s PinotFest | California Wine Fan
November 2011 – Soliste at Michael’s New York. Winemaker’s Dinner
October 2011 – CUESA’s 9th Annual Sunday Supper; Haley Guild Moore from Spruce pouring 2008 Out of the Shadows Syrah + Lamb from Frances‘ Melissa Perello
May 2011 – Underground Wineletter @IPOB
April 2011 – In Pursuit of Balance
March 2011 – Peter Birmingham, Sommelier Extraordinaire
September 2010 – Rob Herpest’s Blog, Late Night with a Working Sommelier
August 2010 – PinotFile review of 2007 Sonatera
August 2010 – Soliste at the American Cancer Society, California Spirit XXVI
May 2010 – Grailey Fine Wines, A Great Day for Pinot Noir
May 2010 – Soliste at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza, Winemaker Dinner Series
February 2010 – The Underground Wineletter, A Selection from California and France
October 2009 – Soliste at the RN74 Table, Food and Wine Mondays