Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Vince Simmon
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April 12, 2022
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 Do your friends keep circling back to creamy Chardonnay, tempting you to expand their horizon?  Look no further.  This creamy Viognier displays both tree...
Vince Simmon
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April 12, 2022
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 This is a great summer wine that punches well above its weight at $15.  I found the refreshing acidity and minerality balanced nicely against...
Norm Roby
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April 12, 2022
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 Said to be as temperamental as Pinot Noir, Nebbiolo fares surprisingly well in Baja.  Most often it is part of a multi-variety blend, but...
Norm Roby
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April 12, 2022
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 A slang word for young, “Fiulot” is Prunotto’s version of a "drink-now" Barbera.  But it is not a simple Beaujolais wanna-be.  And with its...
Rebecca Murphy
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April 12, 2022
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  This lively, transparent ruby colored wine is light and savory with red cherry fruit mingling with dried woody herbs.  It is light bodied,...
Rebecca Murphy
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April 12, 2022
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 The Vietti history in wine began in the 1800s when Carlo Vietto founded the estate, releasing their first vintage in 1873.  Although the winery...
Roger Morris
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April 12, 2022
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  In an introductory Zoom presentation, Billecart-Salmon leader Mathieu Rolland-Billecart joked, “If you don’t achieve greatness in 2008, you should quit making wine.”  The...
Miranda Franco
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April 12, 2022
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 Vinos Lechuza was started in 2005 by Ray Magnussen, and now his daughter Kristin Magnussen Shute and her husband carry on the family’s business. ...
Miranda Franco
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April 12, 2022
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 Two decades ago, you could count all of Baja’s wineries on both hands.  Today, there are over 120 wineries in the region, so it...
Michael Apstein
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April 12, 2022
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 The team at Anselmet clearly thinks this is an important wine — heavy bottle, heavy wax seal that makes uncorking difficult.  But this Chardonnay...
Michael Apstein
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April 12, 2022
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 Petite Arvine, commonly known just as Arvine, is native and almost exclusive to the Valais in Switzerland, but there are a few acres of...
Michael Apstein
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April 12, 2022
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 Bollinger’s 2014 is an outstanding wine, filled with paradoxes.  Which, of course, is one reason it’s so wonderful.  Its power and simultaneous restraint is...