Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Rich Cook
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July 2, 2013
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Here’s a bright, fruit forward Merlot that will please a diverse crowd. The emphasis is on ripe cherry fruit with notes of wild berries,...
Michael Franz
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July 2, 2013
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Fairly few vintners around the world make single-variety wines from Petit Verdot, which is usually utilized as a blending grape when color and tannic...
Michael Franz
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July 2, 2013
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Barbera is a variety that is naturally high in acidity but low in tannin, which makes it a strong candidate for success in Israel’s...
Michael Franz
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July 2, 2013
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Grown in ferrous, Terra Rosa soils, this was blended from 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc and 13% Petit Verdot. The fruit...
Michael Franz
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July 2, 2013
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Since growing conditions everywhere in Israel are sufficiently warm and sunny to fully ripen any grape variety grown anywhere, it was rather surprising to...
Michael Franz
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July 2, 2013
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This was the most successful wine in a lineup of releases named with rock band puns like King Crimson and Pink Floyd (yes, a...
Michael Franz
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July 2, 2013
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An impressive wine, this shows dark pigmentation and backs it up with moderately intense fruit recalling blackberries and black currents. Adequate acidity and plenty...
Michael Franz
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July 2, 2013
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You’ll understand the proprietary name once you learn that this was made from Touriga Nacional and Tinta Cao, two of the Portuguese varieties from...
Michael Franz
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July 2, 2013
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High class bubbly from…Israel? Unlikely as it may seem that a wine type usually requiring a cool or cold climate could be sourced from...
Michael Franz
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July 2, 2013
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This was one of several complete and convincing renditions of Syrah tasted in Israel, and like the best of the others, it succeeded on...
Michael Franz
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July 2, 2013
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This blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot was quite warm when served to me in the scorching sun of...
Michael Franz
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July 2, 2013
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Syrah and Shriaz remain rather tough to sell around the world, perhaps because it isn’t easy for consumers to predict what style they’ll find...