Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
The 2021 Pechstein Forster Riesling Grosses Gewächs (a designation reserved for some of Germany’s finest vineyards for making dry white wines) is a crisp...
Not only does Dr. Konstantin Frank rank with the top Finger Lake producers, but also with the world’s top Riesling producers. Their 2023 shows...
Believe it or not, this $28 Cabernet holds its own with Napa Cabs from the great 2021 vintage that cost three times as much. ...
Vino Dal Basco (“Wine from the Woods”) is Gabriele Rausse’s low sulfur label, giving him a place to explore making wine in what many...
Marta Valpiani is a boutique family-run winery from Emilia-Romagna in Northern Italy. Their Rio Pierta Sangiovese is funky, complex, and earthy. Mushroom, wild strawberry,...
Mont Bessay’s Quatre Cerisiers bottling comes from a small, 1.75-acre, plot some distance from the winery where the soil contains blue stone. Pascal and...
Ribolla Gialla is a white Italian and Slovenian grape variety from the Fruili-Venezia Giulia of Italy that has found its way to California. This...
Timorasso is quickly becoming one of Italy’s most captivating indigenous white varieties, offering a harmonious blend of vibrant acidity and rich depth. If you...
The grapes for this Malbec were sourced from select vineyards in Río Negro, Patagonia. The wine showcases a vibrant fruit character, with concentrated aromas...
Kylie Dutton, the assistant winemaker, charted a new path with the 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Kylie’s Cuvée by employing a diverse mix of fermentation vessels:...
Raeburn’s High Flier Pinot Noir has nice flavors of both cherry fruitiness and cherry skins, somewhat lean, medium body, a hint of enjoyable smokiness...
Overshine’s 2022 Castelli Knight Vineyard Pinot Noir has a lot of freshness to it with young berry fruitiness, but it doesn’t come across very...