Michael Apstein, Author at Wine Review Online

Vietti, Barbaresco DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015

by Michael Apstein | Oct 23, 2019

Vietti, clearly one of Piedmont’s and Italy’s top producers and known for their stunning array of Barolo,...

by Michael Apstein | Oct 23, 2019

Though perhaps not as well-known as Chianti Classico, Chianti Rufina, another of the eight subzones of the great Chianti...

by Michael Apstein | Oct 23, 2019

Lunae Bosoni, the largest producer in Liguria, shows that big can be outstanding. Niccoló V, their flagship...

by Michael Apstein | Oct 15, 2019

The oversized bottle suggests this will be an oversized wine. But it’s not. Rather, mineral-y, savory...

by Michael Apstein | Oct 15, 2019

Viognier is a tough grape to transform into wine. It needs to ripen adequately to provide its floral dimension, but...

by Michael Apstein | Oct 15, 2019

The Rogue Valley in southwestern Oregon does not have the cachet -- yet -- for wine that the Willamette Valley has. ...

by Michael Apstein | Oct 10, 2019

Winegrowers around the world speak lovingly of old vines. Though the definition is never official, nor even clear, many bottles...

by Michael Apstein | Oct 8, 2019

This is a quintessential Pecorino, displaying verve, salinity and pleasant hint of lemon or a grapefruit rind bitterness...

by Michael Apstein | Oct 8, 2019

The Vermentino grape produces the best wine when, as the saying goes, its vines "can see the sea,” which is why...

by Michael Apstein | Oct 8, 2019

The cutesy label and name (two roosters) represent the two brothers, Bernardo and Umberto Valle, who have crafted this...

by Michael Apstein | Sep 18, 2019

Pecorino, the grape and the wine made from it, is a name to remember. Its home is in the middle of the east coast of...

by Michael Apstein | Sep 18, 2019

Consumers can be excused if they are confused regarding the name of this grape. Formerly it was called Tocai...