Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Tina Caputo
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August 2, 2011
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This is a blend of Rhone Valley varieties, including Petite Sirah, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre. It has inviting black cherry and spice aromas, along...
Robert Whitley
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August 2, 2011
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This wine’s great virtue is its distinctive aroma profile of fresh, ripe red and black berries. It’s so bright and juicy on the palate...
Gerald D. Boyd
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July 26, 2011
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Concha y Toro has built an admirable reputation with its “Devil’s Cellar” wines, for their quality and value. This tank fermented and aged Sauvignon...
Gerald D. Boyd
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July 26, 2011
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Chateau Tanunda has a long history in Australia’s Barossa Valley. Under its current ownership, the winery and vineyards have been refurbished and the wines...
Gerald D. Boyd
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July 26, 2011
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The companion to the Noble Baron Cabernet is this juicy and concentrated Barossa Shiraz. Aged in French oak for 24 months, it has a...
Paul Lukacs
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July 26, 2011
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Melon de Bourgogne is the grape of Muscadet on France’s Atlantic coast (so has nothing to do with Burgundy), and this Oregonian definitely resembles...
Gerald D. Boyd
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July 26, 2011
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Hovey’s second vintage of Tempranillo from Rolleri, one of the first plantings of Tempranillo, shows more depth, more fruit and better balance than the...
Gerald D. Boyd
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July 26, 2011
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Hovey Wine was launched in 2008 and this Tempranillo was among the first red wines made. Aged in a combination of American and French...
Gerald D. Boyd
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July 26, 2011
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The flavors and structure of this Chardonnay is an example of why folks who want a dry white with minimum oak and Chardonnay character...
Gerald D. Boyd
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July 26, 2011
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Napa and Sonoma counties were the sources for this multi-varietal fractional blend. The blend is based mainly Cabernet Sauvignon then tweaked with small amounts...
Gerald D. Boyd
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July 26, 2011
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Kendall-Jackson has always supported multi-regional blending and this juicy Merlot shows why. Mainly Merlot, with minute traces of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and...
Paul Lukacs
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July 26, 2011
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A somewhat rustic Malbec, with fairly firm tannins and more black than red fruit flavors, this will be a fine barbecue wine, as it...