Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Benanti was the first winery I visited during my first wine trip to Sicily ten years ago. Guiseppe Benanti, whose ancestor was making wine...
The 2020 vintage in Chianti Classico generally produced rich satisfying wines. Badia a Coltibuono’s certainly fits that mold with dark, but not black, cherry...
An electric tension between fruit and firmness energizes this mid-weight wine. Made entirely from Sangiovese, this elegant and sculpted Chianti Classico has a bit...
Castello di Ama is known for spectacular Chianti Classico. But Pinot Nero? Isn’t it too warm in Chianti Classico to grow Pinot Nero? Apparently...
This Santenay is just one example of the great success Latour had with their village wines in 2020. Characteristic of the vintage, it has...
Mercurey, a village just south of the Côte d’Or in the Côte Chalonnaise, is known primarily for red wines. In general, the warmth of...
Burgundy lovers have discovered the charms of Marsannay, the northernmost village of the Côtes de Nuits. Prices have risen as a result and are...
This big but not boisterous wine shows that Sella & Mosca is equally capable with the so-called international grapes as with local ones. Made...
Regulations for the Sardegna Alghero Rosso DOC allow the inclusion of any Sardinian red grapes except for aromatic ones. Sella & Mosca use a...
Sella & Mosca, despite their size — the largest estate on Sardinia — makes excellent wines. This juicy mid-weight Cannonau, the local name for...
The coastal climate and sandy vineyard soils have clearly played a role in the way this tasty Pinot Noir rolls so effortlessly across the...
Kiona calls this their Loire-styled Chenin Blanc with the winemaking choices bringing forward both acidity and Chenin’s classic floral notes. I found the wine...