Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Torrontés is an umbrella term that covers several distinct grape varieties, all of which are quite similar and most of the time are not...
Usually when something seems too good to be true, it is. But they are rare exceptions such as this Chilean Cabernet. Packaged in a...
Pinot Blanc, the quiet member of the Pinot family, may not be as fashionable as its siblings but happy to say it still seems...
Winemaker Mario Licari crafts an especially fresh and lively Nero d’Avola. This 2020 vintage is a great example with black cherry, berry fruit with...
The Inzolia grape, also known as Ansonia, plays an important role in Sicily’s fortified wine, Marsala. I admit this is the first dry wine...
La Monaca is name of the two hectare (4.9 acre) vineyard where the Syrah grapes are sourced for this single vineyard, single variety wine. ...
Hopefully, orange wines – white grapes with skins in the game – will find a place in the rainbow of wines, and not as...
Conde D’ Ervideira Vinho da Água, produced with a blend of Aragonêz, Alicante Bouschet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira, and Tinta Caiada, is an...
All of Arianna Occhipinti’s wines are a complete joy to drink. Frappato, an indigenous Italian varietal, amazed Occhipinti as it can make floral, elegant...
Foothills Barbera often tends toward the jammy side of the variety’s flavor spectrum, but in the hands of an Italian specialist well versed in...
The proprietary name of this wine pays tribute to the Noce River basin in northern Italy where the grape originates from. I will admit...
I have been a big fan of the Laetitia sparkling wine portfolio for many years, and I’m glad to see that new ownership is...