Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Rebecca Murphy
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August 8, 2023
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 Having never seen, much less tasted, a Riesling from the Piedmont region of northeastern Italy, I had to have this wine.  I was not...
Norm Roby
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August 8, 2023
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 Costers del Segre is home to the Raventós family, owners of Codorníu, who established the Raimat winery and estate in the area in the...
Miranda Franco
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August 8, 2023
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 Blue Farm produces around 1,500 cases of Burgundian grand cru-style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines each vintage.  The 2020 Blue Farm Carneros Pinot Noir...
Wayne Belding
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August 8, 2023
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 The Rebholz Estate creates some of the best Pfalz wines.  Located at the foot of the Haardt Mountains in Siebedingen, the Rebholz family has...
Miranda Franco
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August 8, 2023
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 I could wax rhapsodic for days about delicious, dry, and inexpensive German Rieslings.  A mere Andrew Jackson ($20) can get you Kruger-Rumpf’s 2021 lively,...
Wayne Belding
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August 8, 2023
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 The 2022 Guigal Côtes du Rhône Rosé is a delicious summertime sipper.  It combines fresh fruit with a rich texture and a juicy and...
Rich Cook
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August 8, 2023
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 The team at Emeritus continues to impress across their entire portfolio.  There is a richness to this vintage of the multi-clone Hallberg Ranch bottling...
Roger Morris
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August 8, 2023
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 The blend here (80% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon) is more-conventional than Carpineto’s Bianco blend, and the result has less complexity but nevertheless is a...
Roger Morris
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August 8, 2023
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 We continue to see more good-quality, low-price blends coming out of Tuscany, an encouraging trend because it’s an example of the sum being greater...
Wayne Belding
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August 8, 2023
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 This is a bold and rich wine from Argentina’s Mendoza region.  It is a blend from four Catena vineyards with varied elevations and soil...
Michael Apstein
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August 8, 2023
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 Vino Vasai’s Pinot Noir dispel the myth that you need super ripe grapes, which translates into 14+ percent alcohol, to make stunning wines.  This...
Wayne Belding
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August 8, 2023
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 Because of the spare volcanic soils and harsh growing conditions on the Aegean island of Santorini, many Assyrtiko vineyards are trained low to the...