Wine Reviews
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Quinta das Arcas steps up the Vinho Verde game with this Alvarinho Conde Villar. This white wine shows rich complex flavors, uncommon for a...
Sacha Lichine learned the trade at his family’s Bordeaux property, Chateau Prieure-Lichine and later went out on his own as a negociant. In that...
While so many wine regions have abandoned Semillon as a table wine, Torbreck and other Aussies have stuck with it. It was one of...
This is a delightful dry crisp wine with intense, round, juicy flavors of Rainier cherry, Meyer lemon and peach with floral notes and hints...
I am a big fan of wines made from the Grenache grape, and the Gigondas region of France specializes is that grape. Ogier’s Gigondas...
Lively, juicy citrus, peach fruit flavors with floral, ginger accents make for a very charming wine. It is also dry and crisp, so enjoy...
One doesn’t normally think of Howell Mountain as a fountain of complex white wines – after all its murky Cabernet Sauvignons are what gave...
Very much like a cru Medoc white – 94% Sauvignon, 6% Semillon – with its broader, but nevertheless lean, spectrum of green flavors that...
I don’t know if the fanciful name is a nod to Wes Anderson’s great motion picture, but I would say that the wine delivers...
Domaine Méo-Camuzet, located in Vosne-Romanée, is one of Burgundy’s top producers. They added a portion of Corton-Perrières, a vineyard that epitomizes the firm austerity...
Carmignano, Tuscany’s smallest DOCG, is unique because it requires the use of Cabernet, either Sauvignon or Franc, in the blend with Sangiovese. Capezzana makes...
Ghiaie della Furba, a Super Tuscan blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah from Capezzana, Carmignano’s top producer, is a robust wine when young. ...