W. Blake Gray, Author at Wine Review Online

Peering into the Future with Tony Terlato

by W. Blake Gray | Apr 4, 2012

Tony Terlato says Syrah will make a comeback. You have to listen to Terlato; this is the man who introduced Pinot Grigio...

by W. Blake Gray | Mar 7, 2012

By making the best cheap wine in the world, Vinho Verde created an image problem. It's hard for consumers to take seriously...

by W. Blake Gray | Jan 11, 2012

Georges DuBoeuf tastes 200 wines a day, almost every day. I stand in awe of this and asked how he does it. But first, let...

by W. Blake Gray | Jan 11, 2012

While fairly dense and, at 13% alcohol, ripe for the area, this is still a characteristic Fleurie with a lightness of...

by W. Blake Gray | Jan 11, 2012

This chateau with a 15-acre vineyard has been making wine since the 18th century. This is a rich wine for...

by W. Blake Gray | Jan 11, 2012

When I tasted this in Georges DuBoeuf's lab, I didn't know its history, and I still don't now, but it appears that until a...

by W. Blake Gray | Jan 11, 2012

Georges DuBoeuf recently acquired this chateau, and though it makes a Morgon, a Moulin-à-Vent and a very good...

by W. Blake Gray | Dec 31, 2011

Otium Cellars Loudoun County (Virginia) Dornfelder 2009 ($22) I gave this wine 93 points when I tasted it. I hate to go all...

by W. Blake Gray | Nov 16, 2011

Though RdV takes its inspiration -- and its consulting winemaker -- from France, this wine is much more like...

by W. Blake Gray | Oct 19, 2011

Barone Ricasoli's wines are a delicious argument for the superiority of the feudal system. In the 1500s, the Ricasoli family...

by W. Blake Gray | Oct 19, 2011

One of the more interesting wines on the market, this is a single-vineyard, 100% Merlot that doesn't list the grape...

by W. Blake Gray | Oct 19, 2011

For the past decade I've found that in many cases I like non-reserve versions of European wines better than Riservas,...