The team behind Ten Acre has a good deal of pedigree, and it shows. Winemaker Michael Zardo sharpened his chops in Monterey...
Ten Acre, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County) Pinot Noir 2010
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Robert Whitley
The Rose Comeback
Wine enthusiasts of a certain age will remember when a bottle of Mateus or Lancers rose — both light, slightly sweet,...
Silverado Vineyards, Napa Valley (California) Merlot 2008
Silverado has always had a deft hand with merlot, embracing the grape and treating it with the respect other vintners in the...
Cooper Mountain Vineyards, Willamette Valley (Oregon) Pinot Noir 2011
If it's true that biodynamic farming is all the rage in Oregon winemaking, it's equally true that the wines being made are the...
Chateau Puy-Blanquet, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Bordeaux) 2009
The vintage, while very good, has shut down in many cases and not showing the ripeness and flesh that characterized the wines in...
Jorian Hill, Santa Ynez Valley (Santa Barbara County) 2009
The Chateauneuf-du-Pape style Rhone blend is something of a lost cause in domestic winemaking. There are a few truly exceptional...
Stonestreet, Alexander Valley (Sonoma County, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
This high-elevation Alexander Valley cabernet, sourced from vineyards at altitudes of 1900 feet, is a gorgeous wine for those...
Transcendence, Santa Ynez Valley (Santa Barbara County, California) Syrah 2009
Of the three new releases I recently sampled from Transcendence, the 2009 Syrah was by far the most impressive, with dense,...
The 100-Point Wine
Creators Syndicate It isn't often that I hand out a perfect score to one of the thousands of wine samples I taste each year. I...
Fallbrook Winery, South Coast (California) Sangiovese 2010
The Fallbrook estate is situated 30 miles north of San Diego. Its hillside vineyards are planted to cabernet sauvignon, merlot,...
Feudi di San Gregorio, Irpinia Aglianico IGT (Campania, Italy) 2008
There are good wines. There are great wines. Then there are wines that demand their own special category, wines so profound they...
Bordeaux Boomerang
Creators Syndicate Once upon a time in America, Bordeaux was the beverage of choice for sophisticated wine enthusiasts. Today,...