Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Norm Roby
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January 18, 2022
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 “Patelin,” roughly translated, means a country neighborhood, and to me this wine comes across as the sort of youthful bistro wine one encounters in...
Rebecca Murphy
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July 9, 2024
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 Winemaker Laura Orsi has created a mouthwatering wine made solely of Nero d’Avola grapes, Sicily’s most planted variety.  She selects half the fruit from...
Wayne Belding
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July 9, 2024
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 The 2023 Gramercy Cellars Olsen Vineyard Rosé is a classic dry Rosé.  It combines delicious, fresh fruit with a rich texture and a juicy,...
Rich Cook
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July 9, 2024
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 Another winner in a long line of California’s best renditions of the variety.  This is without fail so layered, complex and beautiful, showing virtually...
Rich Cook
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July 9, 2024
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 This is, as usual, a beauty, perhaps more so thanks to a great vintage.  It is classically Napa Valley, and classically “house styled” by...
Rich Cook
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July 9, 2024
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 This may be the lightest tinged Rosé that has ever crossed my desk.  But, as those in the know will tell you, you should...
Rich Cook
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July 9, 2024
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 Solid Rosé and the MacRostie name are becoming synonymous.  This vintage is bright and breezy while maintaining a serious complexity.  It is nice and...
Rich Cook
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July 9, 2024
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 If you like your Cabernet Sauvignonn on the dark and brooding side, this is a fine example of the style.  The nose shows some...
Vince Simmon
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July 9, 2024
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 Scribe Winery prides themselves on producing vibrant, terroir-driven wines and their Estate Riesling hits the mark.  The wine is wonderfully dry with 0.0g of...
Vince Simmon
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July 9, 2024
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 Tempranillo Blanco is a white mutation of Tempranillo that was authorized for White Rioja in 2004.  Queirón’s Capital Essay No 2 – the English...
Vince Simmon
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July 9, 2024
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 Lousas is a blend of plots across Galicia’s Ribeira Sacra, in Spain’s northwest corner.  Mencía is the most dominant red grape in Galicia so...
Norm Roby
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July 9, 2024
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 Whoa Nelly is a line of drink-now wines made by Anne Hubatch as a companion label to her upscale label, Helioterra Wines.  Founded in...