Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
The quality of wines labeled Côtes du Rhône is as vast as the appellation, which is to say, vast. So, what differentiates one from...
Most of the fruit for this wine comes from a spot in Dry Creek Valley that is near the Russian River Valley AVA Boundary,...
This bold Zinfandel is a blend of two sources — Anderson Ranch (Near Ridge Lytton Springs) and the estate Wine Creek Ranch — and...
The 2016 Baron de Brane is an intriguing blend of 65% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Cabernet Franc. This is the second wine...
This is a nicely reined-in, fruit-driven Cabernet, one where the blackberry and cassis aromas lead you to expect a super-ripe expression. Instead the wine...
Though this label offers several single vineyard bottlings in each vintage, I find that I often prefer the “macro-AVA” bottlings like this one as...
I will be the first to admit that my experience with Ohio Pinot Noir is limited. In fact, it’s limited to this bottle. That...
This Italian native looks to have found a home just around the corner from my own home in north San Diego County according to...
Good things can happen when blending multiple lots from good vintages, and this wine from Decoy does the trick by blending fruit from six...
The current generation of this Mondavi branch of California winemaking is a bunch of cousins who like to call themselves “G4,” and from a...
Vińa Cobos is international winemaker Paul Hobbs’ Argentina winemaking project. His Bramare label is focused on making wines in the styles that initially captured...
Domaine Combier focuses on making “joyful and charming wines” by focusing their efforts on the fruit in the vineyard and minimizing their influence in...