This is simply sensational Chardonnay, and considered against other options in its price range, I have only tasted one...
Pairing Wines & Foods? You Don’t Need a Sommelier
Sommeliers hold a higher profile right now than they have for a generation--or maybe two. Even while acknowledging that...
Welcoming Columnist Pam Roberto to Wine Review Online
Along with my colleagues at Wine Review Online, I’m delighted to welcome Pam Roberto to our ranks as a regular...
Wine Review Online’s Ed McCarthy Shifting into Columnist Emeritus Status
It is with profound gratitude that we at WRO thank Ed McCarthy for his consistently excellent columns published every four weeks...
Brick Bark Wine Estate, Santa Ynez Valley (Santa Barbara County, California) Grenache Blanc 2022
This is a delicious and very convincing rendition of Grenache Blanc, one that shows both body and a flavor profile quite...
Platinum Award Winners from the 2024 San Diego International Challenge
Surely you’ve seen wine competition medal stickers in ads or on labels or “hang tags” on bottles in retail...
Imagery Estate Winery, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) 2022
This is “nouveau” much more in the sense of being innovative than just “young” in the sense of...
McIlroy Cellars, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2021
This highly admirable Pinot is light and fresh — almost ethereal — and yet it offers very expressive aromas...
Los Vascos, Colchagua Valley (Chile) Cabernet Franc 2020
My clear sense is that the “Lafite” side of the Rothschild family took a long time to really get its footing...
Los Vascos, Colchagua Valley (Chile) Syrah 2020
Both the Cabernet Franc and this Syrah in the Gran Reserva "Cromas” line are so well grown and made that I...
Grimaldi, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2019
I have little experience with this producer, but hope to change that during my next visit to the regions around...
Tenute Bosco, Etna Rosso (Sicily, Italy) 2016
This had better be bloody good for a hundred bucks — and guess what, it is terrific. It was graced with the...