W. Blake Gray, Author at Wine Review Online

Sandler, Bennett Valley (California) Syrah 2010

by W. Blake Gray | May 21, 2013

One of the most interesting wines in California; too bad there were only 170 cases made. It's just 11.6% alcohol, a throwback to...

by W. Blake Gray | May 21, 2013

Made from all whole clusters, you smell and taste the stems, along with an interesting minty, herbal note at the beginning. The...

by W. Blake Gray | May 21, 2013

Fresh and bright, this wine delivers plenty of ripe cherry fruit with enough tannin to keep it interesting. A simple...

by W. Blake Gray | May 21, 2013

A very smooth drinking wine that leads with cranberry fruit and finishes with some savory notes. 14.3% alcohol.

by W. Blake Gray | May 21, 2013

The vines for this wine were planted in 1972, which makes them some of the oldest Pinot vines in California. The cherry fruit is...

by W. Blake Gray | May 21, 2013

A light-bodied wine (13.7% alcohol) with unexpected strength. The tannins in this wine have a sticky feel, giving it a lingering...

by W. Blake Gray | May 16, 2013

Ross Cobb's wines are always beautifully balanced because he chooses very cool-climate sites. The Coastlands Vineyard is owned...

by W. Blake Gray | May 14, 2013

Beronia makes two styles of wine: A modern line, with riper fruit and names like "Ecologico," and this more...

by W. Blake Gray | May 8, 2013

A nicely balanced wine with all the elements you might expect from southern hemisphere Sauvignon Blanc -- tropical fruit, some...

by W. Blake Gray | May 2, 2013

Who expects a Merlot to be the best wine at a Greek winery? But everything broke right for these grapes in 2008. Beware vintage...

by W. Blake Gray | May 2, 2013

Owner/winemaker Angelos Iatridis worked in Madiran before returning to his native Greece, and that's where he got the clones for...

by W. Blake Gray | May 2, 2013

If anywhere in Greece could make good Pinot, you'd think it would be in Amyndeon, which winemaker Angelos Iatridis says is the...