Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Miranda Franco
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March 14, 2023
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 Alberto Nanclares and Silvia Prieto make a series of Albariños that are among the best examples of the variety.  While the duo may be...
Wayne Belding
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March 14, 2023
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 The Hans Wirsching estate ranks among the best Franken producers.  This wine is from the steep Kalb vineyard, a VDP Erste Lage site at...
Wayne Belding
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March 14, 2023
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 Northern Rhône reds are among the most distinctive of Syrah wines.  The 2019 Guigal Crozes-Hermitage Rouge is a delicious example of the classic Northern...
Marguerite Thomas
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March 14, 2023
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 This impressively good white wine is a bargain to be sure, and with each vintage it seems to get better and better.  Mouth wateringly...
Michael Apstein
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March 14, 2023
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 Jean-Nicolas Méo of burgundy’s Domaine Méo-Camuzet, joined forces with Jay Boberg to establish a Willamette Valley winery in 2014.  To limit capital outlay, they...
Michael Apstein
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March 14, 2023
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 Nero d’Avola, Sicily’s emblematic grape, produces wines that vary and light and fruity to more substantial and robust.  Put this one in the latter...
Rich Cook
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March 14, 2023
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 MJA Vineyards Mendocino County Cabernet Sauvignon states unabashedly its significant alcohol content on the front label, but I’ll avoid disclosing it here as it...
Michael Franz
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March 14, 2023
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 I confess to having looked at this bottle askance when an under-$20 blend from 2019 showed up after being awarded a Platinum Award, but...
Michael Franz
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March 14, 2023
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 A Rhône-style blend comprised of 30% Grenache Blanc, 30% Roussanne, 30% Viognier and 10% Marsanne, this is aromatically alluring, rich and rounded in texture,...
Michael Franz
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March 14, 2023
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 This is the sort of wine that could help many more wine lovers around the world learn how different Garnacha/Grenache from Rioja can be...
Michael Franz
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March 14, 2023
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 This is a fine example of Cabernet from Coonawarra, which is notably cooler than the other famous red wine appellations of South Australia such...
Rich Cook
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March 14, 2023
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 The blender’s art is highly underrated in the wine world – particularly when trying to make a fine wine at a price that anyone...