Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Norm Roby
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March 8, 2022
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 This unusual blend of Italian varieties is a specialty of Boeger, which presents it as an excellent companion for rich Italian dishes.  While well...
Rebecca Murphy
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March 8, 2022
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 Heidi Schrock took over her family’s business in 1983.  The family has been cultivating wine for 300 years near the Austrian town of Rust,...
Rebecca Murphy
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March 8, 2022
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 A very sophisticated take on the Hungarian Furmint grape: shining with a light, bright golden color and intense aromas and layered flavors of ripe...
Rebecca Murphy
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March 8, 2022
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 Vega Sicilia, the iconic winery in Spain’s Ribera del Duero, acquired Oremus, the iconic winery, in the Tokaji region of Hungary in 1993.  The...
Miranda Franco
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March 8, 2022
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 Do Ferreiro has long been a favorite of mine.  It’s the model of how good Albariño can be.  The 2020 vintage is a superb...
Miranda Franco
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March 8, 2022
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 Mencía flies under the radar of many casual wine consumers, but it is a grape that deserves to be a superstar.  Mencía has likened...
Michael Apstein
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March 8, 2022
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 Like Lucien Le Moine’s Bourgogne Rouge, the white punches far above its weight class.  It delivers better concentration and depth than you would reasonably...
Michael Apstein
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March 8, 2022
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 The wines from Santenay, an often-overlooked village of the Côte de Beaune, often display a touch of rusticity, charming in good hands, less charming...
Michael Apstein
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March 8, 2022
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 Lucien Le Moine, a tiny “boutique” négociant, bottles only about 100 barrels of premier and grand cru red and white Burgundies annually (about 2,500...
Michael Apstein
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March 8, 2022
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 Valdesil, a winery synonymous with top-notch Godello, makes a lovely array of wines from that under-appreciated grape.  This fresh and clean one is their...
Michael Apstein
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March 8, 2022
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 The Cava category, Spain’s unique sparkling wine, has several levels.  One level below the pinnacle is Gran Reserva, a wine that must see at...
Michael Apstein
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March 8, 2022
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 Chenin Blanc makes a wide range of wine, from this bone-dry version to fruity ones and lusciously sweet examples.  Although regulations for Savennières, a...