Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Miranda Franco
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January 4, 2022
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 Bodegas Bhilar is a small winery located in Rioja Alavesa, run by husband-and-wife team David Sampedro and Melanie Hickman.  Graciano is typically a small...
Miranda Franco
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January 4, 2022
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 Xinomavro is the signature red variety of northern Greece.  It attains its fullest potential when grown in Naoussa, an appellation in the hills of...
Miranda Franco
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January 4, 2022
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 This is a Burgundy for those that like a modern approach – it is deep and luxurious with concentrated aromas and flavors of black...
Rich Cook
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January 4, 2022
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 This is a recent addition to the portfolio, and it does a lot more than simply capitalize on the public’s current thirst for all...
Rich Cook
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January 4, 2022
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 This wine uses the Petrus clone of Merlot, and it’s showing proper varietal characteristics of cherry, blackberry and mellow acidity,  with a nice peppery...
Rich Cook
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January 4, 2022
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Willamette Valley isn’t the only Oregon AVA producing proper Pinot Noir.  This Umpqua Valley example leads with approachability, showing lively raspberry aromas up front,...
Rich Cook
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January 4, 2022
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 Argyle Winery’s Spirit House line is stylistically quite different than the Nuthouse line, with a focus on elegance, structure and longevity.  This wine delivers...
Rich Cook
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January 4, 2022
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 Owner Rollin Soles was inspired to hold back some of the vintage Sparkling wine production after a meeting with Champagne’s Bollinger, starting the practice...
Rich Cook
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January 4, 2022
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 Another excellent bottle of bubbles from Argyle.  This one is composed of 100% Pinot Noir from an early picked block of the Pommard clone...
Rich Cook
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January 4, 2022
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 This fine sparkler is made from the Dijon clone of Chardonnay.  Argyle was the first winery to commercially plant the clone in Oregon.  Here...
Wayne Belding
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January 4, 2022
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 Since its founding in 1982, Etude has produced wines that combine the opulence of Carneros fruit with a rich texture and maintain a refreshing...
Wayne Belding
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January 4, 2022
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 The best value white wines in Burgundy arguably come from the vineyards of the Maconnais.  The broad valleys and limestone cliffs of the Mâcon...