Michael Apstein, Author at Wine Review Online

Changes in Chianti: A Boon or TMI?

by Michael Apstein | September 7, 2022

You’d think that a region like Chianti, with world-famous name recognition, would just adopt the motto, “If it ain’t broke,...

by Michael Apstein | August 11, 2022

Rosé naturally comes to mind when thinking of the wines from Provence. But I’m here to tell you that at...

by Michael Apstein | July 31, 2022

The hot and muggy days of summer call for zippy refreshing wines. While many people reach for rosés at this...

by Michael Apstein | July 6, 2022

White Burgundy is made from Chardonnay, right? Well, mostly. There’s another white grape in Bourgogne, Aligoté, that makes zippy, energetic...

by Michael Apstein | June 3, 2022

The house of Albert Bichot made an outstanding line-up of both red and white Burgundies in 2020, no mean feat...

by Michael Apstein | April 23, 2022

I’m just back from a week in Burgundy where I attended a spectacular week-long series of tastings, Les Grands Jours...

by Michael Apstein | April 20, 2022

With only a 600-case annual total production, Bells Up is tiny, but their wines tell me their imprint will be...

by Michael Apstein | March 4, 2022

In the two years of this pandemic, I’ve been reluctant to attend public tastings. I’ve been to exactly two. A...

by Michael Apstein | January 28, 2022

The 2020 Burgundies, both reds and whites, are, in short, excellent, making it the the best vintage from that area...

by Michael Apstein | January 21, 2022

Siepi, a single vineyard blend of roughly equal amounts of Sangiovese and Merlot, is a true Super Tuscan wine. The...

by Michael Apstein | January 5, 2022

The great success of the 2016 vintage throughout Tuscany suggested that the just-released 2016 Brunello would be memorable. Is it...

by Michael Apstein | December 9, 2021

While consistency is rarely a word used when describing Burgundies, the 2019 Burgundies present the consumer with an even greater-than-usual...