Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Rich Cook
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December 14, 2021
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  This is a powerful, well structured wine that shows off Mendoza Cabernet in a way not often seen, with classic, Bordeaux-styled aromas and...
Michael Apstein
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December 14, 2021
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 This suave and restrained wine is emblematic of the change in California Chardonnay.  Still fruit focused, it has, thankfully, lost the opulent oaky and...
Michael Apstein
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December 14, 2021
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 Dry Creek Vineyard continues their streak of balanced, not overblown, wines with their 2019 bottling of their Old Vine Zinfandel.  It combines an alluring...
Michael Apstein
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December 14, 2021
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 Hugel, one of the brightest lights in Alsace, excels with their Rieslings, late harvest wines, and just about everything.  This “classic” Pinot Gris delivers...
Michael Apstein
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December 14, 2021
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 Domaine de la Mordorée, founded only in 1986 by the Delorme family, makes a wonderful range of wines from several southern Rhône appellations.  La...
Michael Apstein
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December 14, 2021
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  Vietti is one of a handful of producers whose wines never fail to impress.  I doubt that they have ever made an undistinguished...
Michael Apstein
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December 14, 2021
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 Showing lots of sweet oaky flavors at this stage makes this Sonoma County Zinfandel from Rodney Strong a good choice for smoky BBQ because...
Rich Cook
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December 14, 2021
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 This is a fine example of Santa Cruz Mountain Pinot Noir, one that shows both red and black fruit, root beer, earthy minerality, and...
Michael Franz
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December 7, 2021
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 Although the variety is almost unknown in the USA, many residents and wine trade members in the gorgeous region of Alto Adige in the...
Michael Apstein
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December 7, 2021
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 The Lurton name is famous in Bordeaux.  The recently deceased André Lurton was instrumental in carving out the Pessac-Léognan appellation from Graves.  The family...
Michael Apstein
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December 7, 2021
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 Cognoscenti know Reuilly, a tiny (300-acre) off the beaten track appellation in the eastern Loire, for its Sauvignon Blanc-based wines — kind of a...
Wayne Belding
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December 7, 2021
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 If you have not yet sampled Godello, the Bodegas Avancia Godello will be a great introduction to this fine white wine grape.  Drawn from...