Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Franz
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June 7, 2022
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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...
Michael Franz
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June 7, 2022
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 This fine Pinot Bianco is above average in a category that is itself way above the global average among white wines.  Unusually expressive aromatically,...
Michael Franz
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June 7, 2022
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 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...
Michael Franz
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June 7, 2022
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 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,...
Michael Franz
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June 7, 2022
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 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...
Michael Franz
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June 7, 2022
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 The 2019 rendition of this wine is very impressive — rich, flavorful, and very persistent in its finish for this grape variety.  It shows...
Michael Franz
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June 7, 2022
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 This wine has multiple virtues including relatively wide availability, a wisely-utilized screw cap closure, very reasonable pricing and — last but hardly least, excellent...
Rich Cook
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June 7, 2022
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 Petit Verdot continues to find fans as a stand alone variety for its juicy power and ability to soak in spice from the barrel....
Rich Cook
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June 7, 2022
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 This Barbera from Jeff Runquist is what I call a tightrope walker – it is vibrantly ripe, but it’s got the acidity to carry...
Rebecca Murphy
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June 7, 2022
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 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...
Vince Simmon
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June 7, 2022
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 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...
Norm Roby
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June 7, 2022
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 Based in Walla Walla, Washington, Tamarack Cellars draws from several sources in the Columbia Valley to offer this popular red blend.  Normally it brings...