Merry Edwards, Russian River Valley (California) Pinot Noir Tobias Glen 2005 ($100): I’m sure it’s a...
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From a Blending Grape to a Star Variety: Grenache Deserves Center Stage
There’s no movie (that I am aware of) glamorizing Grenache the way Miles romanticized Pinot Noir in Sideways. ...
Profile: Mazzei Castello di Fonterutoli, Toscana IGT “Siepi” 2019
Siepi, a single vineyard blend of roughly equal amounts of Sangiovese and Merlot, is a true Super Tuscan wine. The...
The Sparkling Wine Hierarchy
Note: 2021 has been--at best--a challenging year for everyone, and those of us with Wine Review Online are no...
Spain’s Best Kept Secrets: The Winemakers and Regions of Tomorrow
Rioja is typically at the forefront of Spanish wine understanding and sales. However, I'd like to cast the net further...
Wine Pairing Principles for Thanksgiving Dinner
The one thing I know about you for sure is that you read wine websites, and that gives me very good odds of being correct about...
Alois Lageder, Sudtirol, Alto Adige (Italy) Pinot Grigio “Porer” 2019, $28
You would be hard pressed, I think, to find a more delicious Pinot Grigio than this one anywhere. In fact, Alois...
Pathbreaker: Dan Petroski, The Massican Winemaker Pushing Whites to California’s Forefront
The Napa Valley wine industry is rich with winemakers producing premium Cabernet Sauvignon as economics continue to drive the...
Welcoming Christy Frank as Columnist to Wine Review Online
It is with great pleasure that I write to welcome Christy Frank to the ranks of WRO wine columnists. As you’ll...
Castellare di Castellina (IGT Toscana) “I Sodi di S. Niccolò” 2017 (Imported by Winebow, $85) 97 Points
The 2017 vintage represents the 40th anniversary of I Sodi di S. Niccolò, a truly iconic Italian wine. It was...
Tasting and Talking Chardonnay with Randy Schock of Handley Cellars
Milla Handley graduated from UC Davis with a degree in Fermentation Science in 1975. She moved to the Anderson Valley in...
Winegrowing Isn’t for the Faint of Heart
The Tannat grape, a notoriously robust variety whose origins lie in the rugged mountainous region between France and Spain, has...