Michael Apstein, Author at Wine Review Online

Special Report: Bordeaux 2005 Tasting Notes

by Michael Apstein | Aug 13, 2024

The following notes are based on barrel samples tasted (unblinded) at the chateaux, at an unblinded tasting organized by the...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 13, 2024

Trothe wines come exclusively from Andrews Family Vineyards, which the family has farmed for generations, in the Horse...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 13, 2024

Weighing in at 14.5 percent stated alcohol, this massive Cabernet still maintains its identity with a panoply of black...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 13, 2024

Like the other Trothe bottlings, their plummy Syrah is bold, delivering ripe, black fruit flavors spiced with a hint of...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 13, 2024

Duca di Salaparuta's “Sentiero del Vento” is a fresh and breezy Vermentino perfect for cutting through...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 13, 2024

Pellegrino does a masterful job with this light weight Grillo, a white grape indigenous to Sicily. Saline-infused...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 8, 2024

There’s no question that terroir—the concept that wines reflect the individual and unique site where the grapes...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 5, 2024

In 1979, Ugo Conti Bonacossi, owner of Tenuta di Capezzana, the leading estate in Carmignano, created a unique Super Tuscan...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 5, 2024

Jean Claude Berrouet, the former winemaker at Château Pétrus and other Moueix estates, consults at Tapiz,...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 5, 2024

Sometimes just smelling a wine lets you know how great it will be. This is such a wine. Jean Claude Berrouet, who...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 5, 2024

Patricia Ortiz, who owns Zolo, emphasizes the importance of estate grown fruit, which gives them complete control over...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 5, 2024

Pinot Noir is Alsace’s overlooked variety. It accounts for only about 12 percent of the region’s...