Wine Reviews
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This wine from the Yountville region is the kind of Cabernet that brings a smile to your face the way a good single-malt Scotch...
The growing season of 2017 was downright hot almost everywhere in Western Europe, so vintners who were successful were ones who knew how to...
Winemaker Greg La Follette reaches north to Mendocino County’s undersung Oppenlander vineyard for part of the blend here, the balance coming from Hawks Roost...
Bechthold Vineyard is a famed site — planted in 1882, and highly sought after. Greg La Follette has a relationship with the owners and...
This combination of grapes would not be uncommon in the Rhône or Provence, but it is still a novelty in California. Fermented and aged...
In 2018, winemaker Charlie Gilmore started his own wine business with Cormorant Cellars, producing unfiltered and unfined wines with organic grapes sourced from vineyards...
In many ways, I put the affordable reds of Chianti Classico, Rioja and Bordeaux in the same category – all large regions that produce...
This vintage of this wine is very close to the best rendering of the Timorasso grape variety that I’ve ever tasted, and though not...
Roberto Santana, Alfonso Torrente, Laura Ramos, and José Martínez are four friends who started making wine together after graduating from the University of Miguel...
Austrian Grüner Veltliner may be increasing in popularity in the United States, but the Lagler family has been farming vineyards for over 200 years...
Bob Lindquist established Marsanne vines in this vineyard and has produced a Marsanne from it every year since 1987. This current version showcases an...
Once again in 2020, Morgan came up with an attractive red at a very attractive price. The blend is 58% Grenache, 35% Syrah, 4%...