Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Rebecca Murphy
|
May 3, 2022
|
My husband and I recently visited family in San Diego, where they served this wine with dinner. I thought it looked familiar and realized...
Rebecca Murphy
|
May 3, 2022
|
If you have never heard of or tasted a wine made from a red grape called Mencia from Bierzo, a small Spanish wine region,...
Rebecca Murphy
|
May 3, 2022
|
Back in the day when “flying winemakers” were all the rage in the wine world, Telmo Rodriguez called himself a driving winemaker. He and...
Roger Morris
|
May 3, 2022
|
Twenty-five vintages ago, an exuberant Robert Mondavi and a quite young Eduardo Chadwick launched Seña, intending it to be an iconic Chilean wine. Without...
Michael Franz
|
May 3, 2022
|
Although it benefits very significantly from aeration and should not be judged right after the cork is pulled, this is an excellent rendition of...
Michael Franz
|
May 3, 2022
|
I tasted this wine alongside the same wine from 2017, and though this is less “remarkable” on account of being less strikingly reminiscent of...
Michael Franz
|
May 3, 2022
|
I have loved every vintage of this wine that I’ve ever tasted, and though that’s quite an inclusive set, this may be the best...
Michael Franz
|
May 3, 2022
|
I wish that I had been able to taste this wine from the 2018 vintage to better compare it to the releases from that...
Miranda Franco
|
May 3, 2022
|
Since 1973, Sky Vineyards has produced small lot, hand-crafted Zinfandel and Syrah. Total production varies each year, usually between 800 and 1,000 cases. This...
Miranda Franco
|
May 3, 2022
|
This inviting blend of Cabernet Franc, Syrah, and Merlot opens with aromas of ripe black fruit, berries, tilled soil, and spice. The palate delivers...
Michael Apstein
|
May 3, 2022
|
The Loire Valley’s Saumur-Champigny appellation is a treasure trove for mid-weight Cabernet Franc-based red wines. Cabernet Franc, a grape that doesn’t tolerate drought well,...
Michael Apstein
|
May 3, 2022
|
Crémant de la Loire is a category of sparkling wines that consumers should embrace. Many of these traditionally made (secondary fermentation in the bottle...