Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
In a world replete with Chardonnay wines, Chablis continues to stand out as the world’s most distinctive version of this widely planted grape. Francine...
The Malagouzia grape was nearly extinct in the 1970’s when Professor of Oenology Vassilis Logothetis found it growing in west central Greece. One of...
This wine has — over the past three or so vintages — risen to a quality level at which it now rivals three other...
Operating since 1997 and offering many wines under the Montefiore label, the family uses the Paoloni name for a series of limited production wines...
According to Jancis Robinson, et al., in Wine Grapes, Carmenère comes originally from the Gironde, a prefecture in Bordeaux. In the mid-nineteenth century it...
The Friuli region in Northern Italy continues to be one of my favorites for Pinot Grigio. Finding quality wines for a reasonable price from...
If you haven’t ventured past winemaker Rusty Folena’s exquisite Sangiovese line, you will want to make sure you give this Aglianico a spin. A...
Consumers unfamiliar with Nerello Mascalese, the signature grape of Sicily’s Mount Etna, should grab this bottle. Lava-like mineral notes complement the sour cherry like...
Nero d’Avola, Sicily’s most main red grape, is worth getting to know because it can deliver an appealing combination of fruitiness mixed with non-fruit...
This release is from a new, family owned winery where the owner, Sergio Castañeda, is also the winemaker. “Casta” means pure and well bred,...
Aromas and flavors of ripe apple, Meyer lemon, and pear with light floral notes are lovely, and the texture of this wine is round...
The Maipo Valley wine region in Chile is known for producing well-structured Cabernet Sauvignon wines like this one from Marques de Casa Concha. It...