Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
My husband and I recently visited family in San Diego, where they served this wine with dinner. I thought it looked familiar and realized...
If you have never heard of or tasted a wine made from a red grape called Mencia from Bierzo, a small Spanish wine region,...
Back in the day when “flying winemakers” were all the rage in the wine world, Telmo Rodriguez called himself a driving winemaker. He and...
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...
Although it benefits very significantly from aeration and should not be judged right after the cork is pulled, this is an excellent rendition of...
I tasted this wine alongside the same wine from 2017, and though this is less “remarkable” on account of being less strikingly reminiscent of...
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...
I wish that I had been able to taste this wine from the 2018 vintage to better compare it to the releases from that...
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...
This inviting blend of Cabernet Franc, Syrah, and Merlot opens with aromas of ripe black fruit, berries, tilled soil, and spice. The palate delivers...
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,...
Crémant de la Loire is a category of sparkling wines that consumers should embrace. Many of these traditionally made (secondary fermentation in the bottle...