Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Vince Simmon
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October 18, 2022
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This weekday-drinker is perfect when your evening meal needs a Nebbiolo pairing. Grown in Paitin’s lower elevation vineyards, this Langhe is lighter and less...
Norm Roby
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October 18, 2022
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Windvane is part of the Gloria Ferrer/Freixenet wine company and offers Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from its vast (335 acre) Carneros holdings. Made entirely...
Norm Roby
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October 18, 2022
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it continues to work with Viognier from Daisy Creek Vineyard, the Peter William winery came up with its finest rendition to date. The new...
Roger Morris
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October 18, 2022
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Tom Gamble is a fascinating farmer-turned-winegrower who has a lot of insights and character without being one. Since founding the winery in 2005, Gamble...
Miranda Franco
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October 18, 2022
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Emrich-Schonleber’s 2021 “Mineral” is a complex and deeply refreshing dry Riesling that lives up to its name with an expressive nose redolent of granite...
Miranda Franco
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October 18, 2022
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Fernando Garcia and Daniel Gómez Jiménez-Landi founded Comando G a short distance from Madrid in 2008. The pair make ethereal Garnacha wines with surprising...
Miranda Franco
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October 18, 2022
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The Spinola family has been making wine since 1367. The label adorned on the bottle is a portrait by Andy Warhol of Orsola Spinola,...
Michael Apstein
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October 18, 2022
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One advantage of a co-operative, like Cantine Garrone, is that they have access to old vines. Many of the members of the co-op have...
Michael Apstein
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October 18, 2022
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Garrone, a small, even tiny, co-operative at the foot of the Alps in the northernmost part of Piedmont, is unusual. The Garrone family works...
Michael Apstein
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October 18, 2022
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Where else but Spain, and particularly Rioja, can you find the glories of a wine with a decade of age that you can afford...
Michael Apstein
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October 18, 2022
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Bodegas Montecillo, one of Rioja’s most prominent producers, consistently offers great value. Take this Reserva for example. A blend of Tempranillo (90 percent), Garnacha...
Wayne Belding
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October 18, 2022
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The 2019 Garofoli Piancarda Rosso Conero is a bold and powerful red from Italy’s Adriatic coast. Grown in limestone-rich white soils known as biancardo,...