Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Roger Morris
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August 13, 2024
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 A step up in quality if only modestly in price from the signature Bouvet Blanc, this vintage-dated bubbly from the Loire makes us wonder...
Roger Morris
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August 13, 2024
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 After expanding out of their Douro home base (both Ports and Douro table wines) to the south to Alentejo, the Symington family in 2023...
Roger Morris
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August 13, 2024
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 This is one of the more interesting and enjoyable recent vintages of this venerable Napa Valley blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Mavasia and Chardonnay –...
Vince Simmon
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August 13, 2024
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 Ryan Crane founded Kerloo Cellars in 2010 after cutting his teeth in the Washington wine industry.  His cult-like following in Seattle propelled the winery...
Vince Simmon
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August 13, 2024
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 I have been a fan of Mark Ryan wines for over a decade.  Their notoriety and Washington influence has solidified access to some of...
Rich Cook
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August 13, 2024
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 Though Syrah has the largest portion of the blend here, it is Grenache that seems to take the lead in the aroma and flavor...
Miranda Franco
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August 13, 2024
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 Hailing from the island of Pico, part of the Azores archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the Azores Wine Company’s 2023 Rosé...
Wayne Belding
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August 13, 2024
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 Selvapiana’s Riserva Bucerchiale is 100% Sangiovese from old vines in the Chianti Rufina district, just north of Chianti Classico. This is a consistently fabulous...
Wayne Belding
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August 13, 2024
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 This is a refreshing white from vineyards overlooking the Bay of Biscay on the Atlantic Coast of northern Spain.  Ameztoi is a top estate...
Wayne Belding
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August 13, 2024
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 Most consumers think of red wine when Rioja is mentioned.  About ten percent of Rioja’s vineyards are planted to white grapes, so there is...
Michael Apstein
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August 13, 2024
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 Trothe wines come exclusively from Andrews Family Vineyards, which the family has farmed for generations, in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA of Washington State. ...
Michael Apstein
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August 13, 2024
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 Weighing in at 14.5 percent stated alcohol, this massive Cabernet still maintains its identity with a panoply of black olive and other savory elements...