I dislike many wines from the 2003 vintage because that hot and dry year in Europe produced overly big wines with dull or...
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Pasanau, Priorat (Spain) Finca La Planeta 2002 (Classical Wines, $40)
Sometimes, you fall in love with a place and then subsequently become a fan of the wines from that place. Four years ago,...
Dry Creek Vineyard, Sonoma County (California) Zinfandel “Old Vine” 2003 ($25)
Over the years, I've had a love-hate relationship with Zinfandel. Loved it until about the mid-1980s, back when many of...
Nozzole, Chianti Classico (Tuscany, Italy) Riserva 2001 (Kobrand Corp., $25)
Nozzole Chianti Classico is one of those wines that you come to appreciate when you find yourself dining in a restaurant of the...
Dow 2004 Vale do Bomfim Douro Reserva (Portugal)
I can still remember the trip I made to the Douro in 2000 to explore the emerging table wine production there. I tasted...
Schiopetto, Collio (Friuli, Italy) Pinot Bianco, 2004 (Vintus, $40)
When winemaker Mario Schiopetto passed away three years ago, he left behind a powerful legacy. His pioneering efforts put...
Lodola Nuova, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Tuscany, Italy), 2001 (Icon Estates, $22)
I don't expect much when I open a Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. These wines are are usually decent, but in my mind they...
Rubicon Estate, Rutherford (Napa Valley, California)
Winemakers love to talk about their new wineries, usually because of the great things they hope to achieve there in the...
Flora Springs, Napa Valley (California)
Some wines are pure pleasure, while others set you to thinking. The 2002 Trilogy falls into the second category. ...
Shafer Vineyards, Napa Valley (California) Merlot 2003 ($44)
Shafer has long been one of my favorite California wineries, and Shafer Merlot is consistently one of the Shafer wines I prefer...
Cheval des Andes, Vistalba (Mendoza, Argentina) 2002 ($65, Moët Hennessy USA)
A recent visit to Argentina filled me with excitement for what is to come in Argentine wines. Not that you can't find...
Delaforce, Porto (Portugal) Colheita 1986 (Kobrand Corporation, $33, 500 ml)
Dark, powerful Vintage Ports claim the lion's share of attention from wine connoisseurs, and therefore it's easy to forget that...