Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Rich Cook
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May 30, 2023
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The ever-experimental team at Linne Calodo is at it again with this bold Grenache. It spent six months or so in concrete before being...
Michael Apstein
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May 30, 2023
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Laudun is an unusual Côte du Rhône Village because it produces a hefty amount of appealing white wines, like this one from the local...
Michael Apstein
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May 30, 2023
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This zippy Grillo, made from an indigenous Sicilian grape, is a great accompaniment to seafood, even in a hearty tomato sauce, because of austere...
Michael Apstein
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May 30, 2023
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Baron de Ley’s white Rioja Reserva has an entirely different — and weightier — profile compared to their regular bottling. The effects of oak-aging...
Michael Apstein
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May 30, 2023
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White Rioja, made chiefly from Viura, represents a little under 10 percent of the plantings in the region and is making a resurgence in...
Michael Apstein
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May 30, 2023
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Made from one of Sicily’s native grapes, this robust red holds its 14.5 percent stated alcohol effortlessly, without a trace of heaviness. Smoke and...
Michael Apstein
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May 30, 2023
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Laudun, one of the 22 villages allowed to attach the village name to the Côte du Rhône Villages appellation, has applied for, and is...
Michael Apstein
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May 30, 2023
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Wines from Rioja, arguably Spain’s most famous wine area, can provide terrific value. Just take this one for example. Crianza, an official designation of...
Norm Roby
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May 23, 2023
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Based in Sonoma Valley, Kenwood was a trend-setter from the 1970s onward with its Artist Series Cabernet, Zinfandel and Sauvignon Blanc. Now part of...
Rich Cook
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May 23, 2023
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A very different Brut Rosé — it’s quite apple driven, and shows deep brioche aromatics thanks to thirty months en tirage. Tasting blindfolded, most...
Wayne Belding
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May 23, 2023
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Borgo Conventi wines have become justifiably famous as top class Friulian whites and the Luna di Ponca bottling is exceptional. It is a blend...
Michael Franz
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May 23, 2023
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Good luck finding $20 Cabernet that is as distinctive and detailed as this wine. I taste frightening numbers of Cabs in this price range...