Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Andrew Holod
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September 12, 2023
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 Sourced from a plot located just north of the Corton hill, this lieu-dit Chardonnay was fermented in stainless steel tanks and saw some post-fermentation...
Rebecca Murphy
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September 5, 2023
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 Winemaker Melanie Krause has crafted a supple Syrah with a black ruby color and rich, concentrated flavors of blackberry, blueberry and black plums laced...
Vince Simmon
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September 5, 2023
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 Edi Simčič has been making wine for over 50 years, building on each success to start and grow his family’s winery in Slovenia.  His...
Norm Roby
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September 5, 2023
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 Founded in 1983, the winery merged with Tualatin Vineyards and today it is a publicly owned company with 26,000 shareholders.  It is a major...
Norm Roby
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September 5, 2023
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 One of the growing number of urban wineries in Eugene, Oregon, J. Scott Cellars now produces two dozen or so wines a year, working...
Vince Simmon
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September 5, 2023
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 Louis Barruol, winemaker and owner of Chateau de Saint Cosme, breaks tradition by blending Sauvignon (Blanc) and Viognier to make this fresh and lightly...
Vince Simmon
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September 5, 2023
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 Domaine Tempier is known for producing benchmark Bandol wines.  Bandol is known for their Mourvédre which benefits from the region’s sunny days to ripen...
John McDermott
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September 5, 2023
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 Last week, while traveling for a wedding, I had the privilege of stopping by Pascaline Lepeltier’s restaurant, Chambers, in New York City.  It was...
John McDermott
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September 5, 2023
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 Chillable reds are — forgive the pun — hot right now, and Mersel’s Red Velvet is a great one.  Mersel itself is a winery...
Miranda Franco
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September 5, 2023
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 Afton Mountain Vineyards is one of Virginia’s first farm wineries, with original vines planted in the 1970s.  Virginia grows just about everything.  However, Gewurztraminer...
Miranda Franco
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September 5, 2023
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 After making wines with Marco Cirillo in the Barossa Valley, American-born winemaker Sierra Reed became enchanted with the beauty of the old vine Barossa...
Rich Cook
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September 5, 2023
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  I wasn’t aware that this grape variety was hanging around here in my neck of the woods.  Best known today as one of...