Wine Reviews
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This is a beautifully earthy, Old World-style Pinot Noir coming out of California’s Central Coast. Aromas of fresh tilled earth, river rocks, iron, coffee...
Evesham Wood, a small winery in the Eola Amity Hills, gives some of the Pinot powerhouses a run for their money. In the glass,...
Predicador, or “Preacher,” named after Clint Eastwood’s everyman character in the 1985 film Pale Rider, is a wine composed of 49 percent Viura, 40...
Spain’s system of classifying selected single vineyards as “pagos” or crus as part of a nationwide network which has no geographic commonality except the...
The van der Kamp Vineyard is a long-established site, with plantings dating back to 1952. Located on a north-facing plot on Sonoma Mountain, van...
Oppenlander Vineyard is a 20-acre Pinot Noir plot located in the middle of the Redwood Forest. Only 8 miles from the coast, the property’s...
Greg La Follette’s latest project, Marchelle, leverages his three decades of California winemaking and relationships with vineyards to make incredibly elegant wines. Lorenzo Vineyard,...
Mendocino Ridge is a small AVA that sits just above the fog line. While the AVA’s lower elevation limit is 1,200 feet, Manchester Ridge...
Bright fruit meets a savory grounding: This 2021 Syrah from Randall Grahm’s The Language of Yes is almost like a blend of Grenache fruitiness...
The Language of Yes 2021 Santa Maria Valley Grenache is a lovely wine if not a particularly complex one, with smooth cherry flavors...
A blend of 60% Tibouren (winemaker Randall Grahm’s new favorite grape), 26% Cinsault and 14% Grenache, the latter a substitute for Mourvedre, which was...
Wow — this wine packs fantastic value into an affordable bottle. At a mere $13, it offers remarkable depth and complexity. It comprises a...