Norm Roby, Author at Wine Review Online

2-Hawk Vineyard & Winery, Rogue Valley (Oregon) Tempranillo 2019

by Norm Roby | May 10, 2023

When blind tasting Tempranillo from Southern Oregon, I sometimes wonder if someone is messing with me by including a...

by Norm Roby | May 10, 2023

A recent vertical tasting of 2-Hawk’s Malbec was a real eye-opener. The 2018 reviewed earlier at...

by Norm Roby | May 3, 2023

On the eastern edge of the Loire Valley, Quincy was approved as an AOC in 1936, making it the first in the Loire and the...

by Norm Roby | Apr 26, 2023

A favorite of diehard Riesling fans, Poet’s Leap has earned high marks for consistency over the last decade. ...

by Norm Roby | Apr 26, 2023

First of 3 Pinots to be released by Valley View Winery under its new label, this is from the nearby Oshala...

by Norm Roby | Apr 19, 2023

In an era of cult wines made by rockstar winemakers, legendary wine consultants, and 100-point winemakers, let’s pause the...

by Norm Roby | Apr 19, 2023

Unabashedly light yellow in color, an indication of the midsummer heat spikes in the generally warm vintage, this is the...

by Norm Roby | Apr 19, 2023

Years before the rosé revival, the winery was making a dry finished Sangiovese, not as an afterthought or as part...

by Norm Roby | Apr 19, 2023

Combining fruit from the Arete Vineyard with the Desert Aire Vineyard (which provides the backbone and is located along...

by Norm Roby | Apr 19, 2023

This mainstream Cab is blended from three vineyards: Sagemoor, Arete, and Black Rock which is in Yakima Valley. ...

by Norm Roby | Apr 19, 2023

This limited production wine offered primarily through the tasting rooms is all about restrained power and...

by Norm Roby | Apr 12, 2023

One of the oldest properties in Gigondas, the estate vineyard covers 25 hectares and the winemaking in recent years has...