Ed McCarthy, Author at Wine Review Online

France’s Best Value Red: Cru Beaujolais

by Ed McCarthy | Sep 6, 2017

The Beaujolais district lies directly south of Burgundy’s famed Côte d’Or and the Macon district, and north of...

by Ed McCarthy | Aug 9, 2017

Commercial wine production would not exist in the Champagne region of northeast France without Non-Vintage Champagnes. ...

by Ed McCarthy | Jul 12, 2017

Eight years have passed since I wrote my last column on Dom Pérignon for Wine Review Online. After a recent visit two...

by Ed McCarthy | Jun 15, 2017

The Frescobaldi family is one of the oldest wine families in Italy--if not the oldest. As far back as the 11th century,...

by Ed McCarthy | May 17, 2017

California’s wine industry is not nearly as old as those in European wine countries, but a few current California wineries...

by Ed McCarthy | Apr 19, 2017

When I first began following Oregon’s Pinot Noirs, there were probably fewer than 10 wineries in the Willamette...

by Ed McCarthy | Apr 19, 2017

A big, rich Pinot Noir with ripe cherry aromas and flavors, with a touch of vanilla oak. Lots of depth and concentration,...

by Ed McCarthy | Apr 19, 2017

Dry, subtle, perfumed dark cherry aromas. Fruity and rich, with concentrated, fruity finish. A bit on...

by Ed McCarthy | Apr 19, 2017

Viscous, rich, and silky, with fragrant Pinot Noir aroma, elegantly styled; dark cherry flavors with high acidity. ...

by Ed McCarthy | Apr 19, 2017

Full-bodied, with ripe cherry aromas and concentrated, fruity flavors. A solid wine, showing well for a 2013, not a...

by Ed McCarthy | Apr 19, 2017

Tart cherry and strawberry aromas with some oak tannins a bright, lively Pinot Noir with depth of flavors. Good acidity,...

by Ed McCarthy | Apr 19, 2017

Deep color, with tannin, grip, and concentrated dark cherry and berry flavors. Fruit is emphasized , some oak in the...