Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Rich Cook
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May 16, 2023
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 If you are still put off by the idea of a non-cork closure on a wine in this price range, this screw cap offering...
Norm Roby
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May 9, 2023
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 A recent vertical tasting of 2-Hawk’s Malbec was a real eye-opener.  The 2018 reviewed earlier at WineReviewOnline was impressive, but this vintage came across...
Rebecca Murphy
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May 9, 2023
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 Larry and Jeanine Kuhlken planted their first vineyard in the Texas Hill Country in the early 1990s.  In 2005, the next generation, David and...
Rebecca Murphy
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May 9, 2023
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 Making a sparkling wine requires capturing the bubbles that occur during the fermentation process.  Petillant Naturel, which translates to "naturally sparkling wine” from French,...
Rebecca Murphy
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May 9, 2023
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 Telmo Rodriguez has been exploring Spain wine regions since the early 1990s, finding and restoring old vines and varieties.  Twenty years ago, he became...
Roger Morris
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May 9, 2023
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 Katherine Inman continues to add elegance and complexity to her vintage luxury blends, including this just-released Extra Brut Luxe.  Inman has also become more...
Roger Morris
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May 9, 2023
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 One problem with the success of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is that they are so ubiquitous that some are underpriced.  That’s the case with this...
Miranda Franco
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May 9, 2023
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 Vouni Panayia’s Alina is 100% Xynisteri from 70-year-old bush vines.  Xynisteri is the most planted white variety on the island of Cyprus.  Like Sauvignon...
Miranda Franco
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May 9, 2023
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 Oremus is one of the most widely known wineries in Tokaji. The Alvarez family acquired the property in 1993, and yes, that’s the family...
Miranda Franco
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May 9, 2023
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 The name Alta Mora translates to “High, Black,” representing Mt. Etna’s great heights and dark soils.  This is a beautiful expression of the Sicilian...
Norm Roby
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May 9, 2023
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 When blind tasting Tempranillo from Southern Oregon, I sometimes wonder if someone is messing with me by including a Bordeaux.  Here’s a Tempranillo that...
Norm Roby
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May 2, 2023
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 Coming from the difficult, low yielding, fire-plagued 2020 vintage that was salvaged by a cool September, this small batch Grenache was co-fermented with 16%...