Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Franz
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April 26, 2022
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 This producer is rather conspicuous in terms of how little of its wine seems to be available for sale around the world, but the...
Michael Franz
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April 26, 2022
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 This is a very interesting producer that turns out a multiplicity of innovative, cleverly designed wines that are sold at fair prices and offer...
Michael Franz
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April 26, 2022
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 This is entitled to designation as a Crianza but isn’t labeled as such, nor was the 2018, and that’s a good thing in my...
Michael Franz
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April 26, 2022
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 This is a very big producer with a facility to match, with a long history and some delicious, contemporary wines like this one —...
Vince Simmon
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April 26, 2022
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 Another outstanding wine with an under-$30 price tag.  I found suggestions in this wine of sour cherries and crushed rock minerality — characteristics that...
Vince Simmon
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April 26, 2022
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 This Rhône white is a great spring-time wine.  Domaine les Clos des Lumieres is a family-owned business with over 75 years of experience in...
Norm Roby
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April 26, 2022
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 Here is a wine that reminds us there is more to South Africa than Pinotage and Chenin Blanc.  From the initial aromatics, it signals...
Norm Roby
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April 26, 2022
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 Joel Peterson, the guy who for so many years brought us Ravenswood, is at it again, focusing on small batch, old vine wines from...
Rebecca Murphy
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April 26, 2022
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 In 1972, David Stare made history for himself and the Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma County. He established the first winery in the valley...
Michael Franz
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April 26, 2022
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I’ve already reviewed this wine, but here’s another take on it—just after showed it again to 60+ tasters working “blind” in a Zoom-based class...
Michael Franz
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April 26, 2022
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 A blend of 75% Tinta Fina, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot, this is intended as a more internationally-styled release than the bodega’s other...
Michael Franz
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April 26, 2022
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 Made from the estate’s oldest Tempranillo vines (including and brought up for 22 months in new French oak (and also undergoes malolactic fermentation in...