Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Apstein
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October 25, 2022
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Duca di Salaparuta, one of the oldest wineries in Sicily, introduced many Americans to the value-packed joy of Sicilian wines decades ago with Corvo,...
Michael Apstein
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October 18, 2022
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Michele Chiarlo, an excellent Piedmont producer known for their Barolo, also makes wine from Barbera, this one and upper level one, labeled La Court,...
Michael Apstein
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October 18, 2022
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Caprio Cellars focuses on the grapes typically found in red Bordeaux. The extra reliance on Cabernet Sauvignon, 78 versus 62 percent, and no Malbec...
Michael Apstein
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October 18, 2022
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Dennis P. Murphy, the owner of Caprio, named this seamless Bordeaux blend — his flagship wine — for his grandmother, Eleanor Caprio. This suavely...
Rebecca Murphy
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October 18, 2022
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It takes a brave grape grower and winemaker to take on the thin-skinned, finicky Pinot Noir grape. Dr. Vijay Reddy, founder of Reddy Vineyards...
Rebecca Murphy
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October 18, 2022
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This cleverly named TX-BDX from Reddy Vineyards is a blend of traditional Bordeaux varieties grown in Texas. It is smooth as velvet with spicy,...
Rebecca Murphy
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October 18, 2022
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The grapes in the Reddy Vineyards are grown at 3,305 feet in the Texas High Plains AVA (American Viticultural Area), near the town of...
Vince Simmon
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October 18, 2022
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Paitin’s 2019 vintage Sorì Paitin is both earthier and spicier than the 2018 vintage. In Barbaresco, 2019 was seen as an excellent vintage but...
Wayne Belding
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October 18, 2022
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The Kretikos Vilana from Boutari provides a delicious introduction to this classic Greek grape. This is a pure and complex white that has remarkable...
Rich Cook
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October 18, 2022
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Huge is just the beginning on this Cabernet Sauvignon. Full throttle extraction works to great effect here, delivering layered blackberry, currants, graphite and soft...
Vince Simmon
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October 18, 2022
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Sorì Paitin is a flagship wine, grown on Paitin’s warmest slopes in their Serraboella MGA (or “cru”) vineyard. This wine exudes quality, and that...
Vince Simmon
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October 18, 2022
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Arneis is Piedmont’s (or at least the Langhe sub-region’s) arguably leading white grape and I have enjoyed a number of great Arneis wines. Paitin’s...