Wine Reviews
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Still very tart and tight at this juncture, this wine is quite bright and refreshing, but also displays impressive weight on the palate when...
This fine Pinot Bianco is above average in a category that is itself way above the global average among white wines. Unusually expressive aromatically,...
This wine bears a charmingly old-fashioned label, but there’s nothing old-fashioned about the wine, which is impeccably fresh despite nearing the three-year mark from...
I’ve also tasted the three vintages of this wine leading up to this release from 2019, and all were excellent. Kaltern is a co-op,...
This is a terrific rendition of Pinot Bianco sourced from a vineyard site perched above 1,800 feet of elevation. I tasted this 2019 side-by-side...
The 2019 rendition of this wine is very impressive — rich, flavorful, and very persistent in its finish for this grape variety. It shows...
This wine has multiple virtues including relatively wide availability, a wisely-utilized screw cap closure, very reasonable pricing and — last but hardly least, excellent...
Petit Verdot continues to find fans as a stand alone variety for its juicy power and ability to soak in spice from the barrel....
This Barbera from Jeff Runquist is what I call a tightrope walker – it is vibrantly ripe, but it’s got the acidity to carry...
Viognier is a happy grape in Texas. Some consider it the state’s unofficial white wine grape. The 2019 from English Newsom Cellars is a...
Summer is here and sometimes BBQ season needs a red wine. Enter Koiné’s Primitivo di Manduria. Hailing from the “heel” of Italy’s “boot," this...
Based in Walla Walla, Washington, Tamarack Cellars draws from several sources in the Columbia Valley to offer this popular red blend. Normally it brings...