Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Marguerite Thomas
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May 30, 2023
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 This engaging red wine comes from Carmel’s Evyatar Creek Vineyard.  The vineyard is planted at a 2700-foot elevation in the Upper Galilee on the...
Marguerite Thomas
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May 30, 2023
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 Italy’s Adriatic coast has traditionally produced Vermouth and inexpensive blended wines, but as Tenute Rubino’s “Jaddico” indicates the bar has recently been raised.  This...
Vince Simmon
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May 30, 2023
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 Muri-Gries is located in the early 19th-century Muri-Gries Monastery situated in the town of Bolzano.  As if that isn’t enough history, this rustic red...
Vince Simmon
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May 30, 2023
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 This 2011 is the current release of Cosimo Taurino’s Salice Salentino Rosso Riserva and it is just now entering the drinking window.  The wine...
Vince Simmon
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May 30, 2023
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 Cour-Cheverny is a 73 hectare appellation within Cheverny that makes white wines from the Romorantin grape.  François Cazin’s focuses on older vineyards with low...
Norm Roby
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May 30, 2023
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 Purlieu’s sister label, “Le Pich,” gets its name from a Wappo Indian term meaning “golden eagle.”  Purlieu’s winemaker is Julien Fayard who is well-known...
Rebecca Murphy
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May 30, 2023
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 This elegant Chardonnay was presented by winery co-owner Susan Auler at a Women for WineSense conference in Fredericksburg, Texas earlier this month.  I was...
Rebecca Murphy
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May 30, 2023
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 As the label suggests this is a bone dry wine with zippy lime-leaf aromas, round pear flavors and piquant, lemony acidity.  It is a...
Rebecca Murphy
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May 30, 2023
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 Clare Valley Riesling wines are in a class of their own, and so is Jeffrey Grosset.  He fell in love with Clare Valley Riesling...
Roger Morris
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May 30, 2023
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 Virgen is a label of Domaine Bousquet, which specializes in organic wines from Argentina, aimed at the entry-level or weekday wine market, and this...
Roger Morris
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May 30, 2023
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 Paul Hobbs seems to always be on the search for new grapes to ferment.  Not long after launching his Finger Lakes Rieslings at Hillick...
Miranda Franco
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May 30, 2023
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 The Szepsy family is synonymous with Tokaj wine, their viticultural roots stretching back centuries to the golden age of Hungarian wine.  István Szepsy was...