Wine Reviews
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Winemaker Mike Sinor is going experimental with his Bordeaux varieties, and we get to be the beneficiaries. Here, Merlot makes up the “other 25%,”...
The 2021 Columna Granito Albariño is a delicious and refreshing white. Rías Baixas lies in northwestern Spain’s Galicia region. Buffeted by winds off the...
Alsace is a great source for fine and affordable Pinot Blanc. Known as Pinot Bianco in Italy and Weissburgunder in Germany, Pinot Blanc is...
Peter Veyder-Malberg is something of a local legend in the Wachau. He assiduously tends his old vines on terraced vineyards by hand. The steep...
The character of the wine announces itself with an unnecessarily heavy bottle and a wax-covered cork, which makes opening it difficult. A glossy, intense,...
Rounding out this trio of Muriel wines is their stunning old vine Reserva. It is just better, more complex and layered compared to their...
Just another success for this bottling. When Duckhorn first branched out into Washington, this was the initial offering, and it’s been good from the...
The wines of Rioja have been labeled traditionally by the amount of aging they receive prior to release. By law, a Crianza must receive...
Bodegas Muriel makes a range of wines, all of which are easy to recommend. Frankly, I would buy all three of the current releases...
We California folk call this “the other Shenandoah Valley” with tongue fully in cheek. A wine like this one stakes the claim for the...
Stephen Reustle proves again that his brand is about more than “just” Grüner Veltliner with this vibrant Malbec. Things start with deep red and...
This bottling does what Syrah from this region often does, presenting a little auto shop aromatic up front that can be off putting to...