Dry Muscat can be one of the world’s most exciting white wines, yet it is fast becoming a unicorn, as it is terribly...
Raats Family Wines, Stellenbosch (South Africa) Chenin Blanc 2018
This was just released in South Africa a month ago, so it won’t likely appear on store shelves in the USA for a few...
Renato Ratti, Barbera D’Asti (Piedmont, Italy) 2011
By contrast to Ratti’s 2011 Barbera from Alba, which benefits from the delicacy and sophistication imparted by excellent...
Raats Family Wines, Stellenbosch (South Africa) Cabernet Franc 2015
I’ve never tasted a vintage of this wine that didn’t leave me impressed, but I’ve also never tasted one...
DeMorgenzon, Stellenbosch (South Africa) Chenin Blanc 2017
This terrific wine was sourced from a single plot of vines planted more than 40 years ago, and the exceptional fruit was...
Ken Forrester, Stellenbosch (South Africa) Chenin Blanc 2016
Ken Forrester’s “Old Vine” bottling of Chenin is so good that you may find it difficult to pony up for...
Ken Forrester, Stellenbosch (South Africa) Chenin Blanc 2017
Among the world’s most consistent, ultra-high-value wines, the 2017 rendition of this bottling is especially...
Château Bellegrave, Pomerol (Bordeaux, France) 2010
A review of first-rate Bordeaux from… 2010? You could wonder whether this review belongs in WRO’s new...
Paul Jaboulet Aîne, Saint-Peray (Rhône Valley, France) 2016
Saint-Peray is undoubtedly the least well-known appellation in the Northern Rhône Valley, but insiders know that it...
Badenhorst, Swartland (South Africa) Chenin Blanc 2017
I taste this wine every year, and always brace myself for a downturn in quality, as it seems impossible that it could be...
Domaine Michel Barraud, Mâcon-Villages (Burgundy, France) 2016
I just tasted a boatload of relatively affordable white Burgundies for a consulting project, and in terms of sheer value,...
Wine Review Online Welcomes New Columnist: Panos Kakaviatos
We at WRO are pleased to welcome Panos Kakaviatos to our ranks. A native of Washington D.C., Panos has been writing about...