Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Wayne Belding
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October 24, 2023
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 Portuguese white wines are most often made from indigenous grape varieties.  Although the grapes may be unfamiliar, these traditional varieties often offer amazing character...
Wayne Belding
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October 24, 2023
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 Susumaniello is a relatively unknown grape that yields a bold and powerful red from Apulia.  The 2021 Masseria Li Veli Askos Susumaniello is a...
Michael Apstein
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October 24, 2023
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 This stunning Bourgogne Rouge will change your mind about the quality of red wines coming from the Mâconnais.  Firstly, Domaine Guillot-Broux is clearly a...
Michael Apstein
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October 24, 2023
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 Domaine Guillot-Broux makes exceptional red wines from what most people consider an unexceptional place for them, the Mâconnais.  Sure, the Mâconnais is home to...
Michael Apstein
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October 24, 2023
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 Usually when you see “Grand Cru” on a label it represents a higher level in a classification or stratification of a region.  Not so...
Michael Apstein
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October 24, 2023
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 Sometimes described as the “third” wine of Ornellaia, Le Volte is and it isn’t because it addition to estate wine that did not make...
Vince Simmon
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October 17, 2023
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 Named after legendary quarterback Drew Bledsoe’s father, this wine brings elegance to Walla Walla’s fruit power.  After retirement from the NFL, Drew teamed up...
Vince Simmon
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October 17, 2023
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 Ponzi’s 2018 Reserve Chardonnay shows the quality wine that this producer is known for.  Bright tropical fruit is balanced with the careful blend of...
Vince Simmon
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October 17, 2023
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 Bonarda, also known as Charbono or Douce Noire, is the second most prevalent red grape variety planted in Argentina.  Compared to Malbec, this wine...
Norm Roby
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October 17, 2023
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 With Rosé wines being so trendy and Rosés now being made from just about every red grape available, it was refreshing to encounter a...
Norm Roby
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October 17, 2023
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 Located in the hills above Ashland, Oregon, Long Walk is a newly developed vineyard and historic 35 acre orchard owned by Kathy and Tom...
Roger Morris
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October 17, 2023
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 I have always appreciated the historic relationship between Rioja and Bordeaux and the fact that the Tempranillo-based wines, especially the aged ones, can remind...