Norm Roby, Author at Wine Review Online

Vinedos Malagon, Guadalupe Valley (Baja California, Mexico) 2017

by Norm Roby | Dec 14, 2022

A small family owned winery, Malagon began in 1997 and has access to some of the Valley’s oldest vineyards. ...

by Norm Roby | Dec 12, 2022

Operating since 1997 and offering many wines under the Montefiore label, the family uses the Paoloni name for a series of...

by Norm Roby | Dec 7, 2022

This release is from a new, family owned winery where the owner, Sergio Castañeda, is also the winemaker. ...

by Norm Roby | Nov 30, 2022

Founded in 2009, Planet Oregon is Soter Vineyards’ introductory line of good value wines. As the name...

by Norm Roby | Nov 22, 2022

The Brown family began developing vineyards in 2001 and today divides its time between Watermill wines and their Blue...

by Norm Roby | Nov 22, 2022

Fifth generation farmers Jerry and Elaine Owen, co-founders of Owen-Roe Winery, now devote 20 acres to the Lady Hill...

by Norm Roby | Nov 16, 2022

Located in the northwestern corner of Paso Robles, Adelaida was “discovered” in the 1970s and singled out for...

by Norm Roby | Nov 16, 2022

A Super Tuscan style blend, “Gemellaia” brings together 64% Sangiovese from the Adelaida District with 30%...

by Norm Roby | Nov 16, 2022

on the Brunello clone, Giornata’s Sangiovese is aged 22 months in neutral French oak and keeps its focus on the...

by Norm Roby | Nov 16, 2022

A relatively cool AVA, El Pomar, which benefits from the Templeton Gap’s marine air influence, contains about 2,000...

by Norm Roby | Nov 9, 2022

I recently caught up with John Alban and tasted barrel samples of a few reds. While I don’t rate wines still...

by Norm Roby | Nov 9, 2022

If you taste wines long enough, at some point you learn to trust your first impression and not over-analyze things. ...