Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Rich Cook
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December 28, 2021
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 A recent visit to Argyle winery impressed me on all fronts, and I was already impressed with what I had tasted prior to visiting. ...
Wayne Belding
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December 28, 2021
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 South Africa has more Chenin vineyards than any other country, including France.  The best sites offer high quality fruit that skilled winemakers craft into...
Wayne Belding
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December 28, 2021
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 Masi is a consistent producer of quality Veneto wine and the 2015 Costasera Riserva Amarone continues their string of successes.  Made from dried Corvina,...
Wayne Belding
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December 28, 2021
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 Vermentino is an aromatic and full-bodied white grown mostly northern Italy and Sardinia.  Lunae Bosoni is an excellent producer in eastern Liguria and has...
Wayne Belding
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December 28, 2021
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 The steep slopes of the Wachau are noted for exceptional quality Grüner Veltliners.  The 2020 Federspiel bottling from Domäne Wachau is juicy, fresh and...
Miranda Franco
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December 28, 2021
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 Turnbull thrives alongside famous names such as Mondavi, Nickel & Nickel, and Opus One that surround the winery and its vineyards.  Their 2016 Fortuna...
Rich Cook
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December 28, 2021
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 This partly foot trodden wine is all about darkness, as it should be considering its composition.  Aromas and flavors of tar, blackberry and black...
Marguerite Thomas
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December 21, 2021
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 Fermented in tank with French oak staves and aged for four months, the result is a classy food-friendly white wine.  With its deliciously balanced...
Marguerite Thomas
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December 21, 2021
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 This white wine from the south of France is appealingly crisp and refreshingly dry.  With its delicate herbal and fruit notes it can be...
Miranda Franco
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December 21, 2021
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 This is a lush, polished, fruit-driven Pinot Noir that offers flavors of ripe cherries, blackberries, and poached plums accented by hints of cedar.  It...
Miranda Franco
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December 21, 2021
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 In A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway reported, "We had a Corsican wine that had great authority and a low price.  It was a very...
Rebecca Murphy
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December 21, 2021
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 Italy may have its Super Tuscan wine, but at Chile’s Montes Winery Purple Angel is considered their “Super Carmènere.”   It is indeed a super...