Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Sourced from both Spirit Hill Vineyard and Knudsen Vineyard during the warm, dry weather of 2018, the grapes were hand harvested then transported to...
Yering Station has been making wine for a long time. They proudly claim the first vineyard plantings in Victoria dating back to 1838. This...
Cattleya’s “Cuvée Number Eight” Pinot Noir is yet another high energy wine from Bibiana Gonzales-Rave who showcases the vibrant vintage’s acidity and its seemingly...
This Pinot Noir shows solid structure right out of the gate, with a fine-tuned mix of black cherry and oak spice that are just...
The 2020 Giornata Sangiovese is a revelation — the best domestically grown Sangiovese I have had the pleasure of tasting. It unleashes a mesmerizing...
This thoroughly enjoyable big, ripe red wine has layers of juicy, cherry, plum and other dark red summer-fruit flavors enlivened by hints of spice. ...
This is an amazing value among Nebbiolo wines. Picotener is the local name for an old clone of Nebbiolo that Enrico Serafino discovered was...
Wine lovers seeking full-flavored white wines not made from Chardonnay can find a source among the white wines of Bordeaux. The 2021 Cuvée Clémence...
Masi’s Costasera Amarone is a big — 15 percent stated alcohol — bold, wintertime wine. Amarone is made using only dried grapes, in contrast...
In my opinion, CampoFiorin was Masi’s greatest gift to the world of wine. Basically, Masi created a wine with more oomph and character than...
Houndstooth was started in 2011 by husband and wife team Scott Brenner and Kelli White — the sommeliers who built the award-winning wine program...
This one is for Grenache and Gamay lovers who want to shake things up with a Sicilian red. The Frappato grape, native to Sicily,...