Norm Roby, Author at Wine Review Online

Elena Walch, Alto Adige (Italy) Gewürztraminer 2021

by Norm Roby | Apr 12, 2023

One of the leading names in Alto Adige, Elena Walch reminds us there is more from this region than Pinot Grigio. ...

by Norm Roby | Apr 12, 2023

This dark, ripe and juicy Cabernet is made for those who like it plump and chunky. The aroma of dark, ripe fruit...

by Norm Roby | Apr 8, 2023

Founded in 2017, Kumusha is the pet project of Tinashe Nyumudoka, who was born and raised in Zimbabwe before escaping...

by Norm Roby | Apr 5, 2023

Editor's Note: Sometimes when I wake up at 4 a.m. to worry about things, what worries me is that an unfortunate WRO reader...

by Norm Roby | Apr 5, 2023

Hard to say if the people behind this oddly named label want to be a secret or want us to squirrel the wine away. ...

by Norm Roby | Mar 28, 2023

Founded in 2000 by Laurent Montalieu and Danielle Andrus Montalieu, Soléna began making wines from their 8 acre...

by Norm Roby | Mar 28, 2023

In the early 1970s Cavatappi encouraged Mike Sauer of Red Willow to plant Nebbiolo along with other Italian...

by Norm Roby | Mar 28, 2023

Planted in the early 1980s, Klipsun is one of the big names today in single vineyard Cabernet, and this rendition from...

by Norm Roby | Mar 28, 2023

Started in 1999, Syncline is located along the Columbia River in the Columbia Gorge AVA. The winery was built in...

by Norm Roby | Mar 22, 2023

This may well be today’s best value in Oregon Pinot Noir. Made from a selection of the family’s...

by Norm Roby | Mar 15, 2023

A project begun in 2019 to make use of unexpected excess production, “Involuntary Commitment” is the...

by Norm Roby | Mar 15, 2023

Abeja founders Ken and Ginger Harrison came to Walla Walla Valley in the late 1990s and restored an old farm while...