Wine Reviews
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A nice combo of richness and rusticity is on proud display here, with a mix of black and red berries, easy fall spice, moderate...
Atlas Peak’s 2018 Napa Valley Cabernet shows proper and much desired Napa style points in a crowd-pleasing mix, with rounded edges and vibrant black...
While Oömrang’s Willamette Valley Müller Thurgau is a bit shy on aromatics, it’s not shy on flavor, showing lively mixed citrus and some subtle...
Snazzy sweet peach aromas are quite pronounced up front, and they dovetail with lemon, lime, faint anise and jasmine notes. I haven’t seen many...
This is a “classically Californian” expression of Cabernet Sauvignon, one you might expect from further north in the state, showing blackberry, cassis, dried herbs,...
One of the last holdouts for Gewurztraminer from this area brings us another argument that the grape deserves wider recognition in the region. I...
A glass of white flowers is what you’ll get on the nose — if someone held this in front of you blindfolded, you’d never...
Nectarine, pear, apple and citrus are packed together on the nose of this fresh Albariño, that appear on the palate as lively flavors framed...
A blend of various native grapes including Rabigato, Vioshinho, Codega, Arinto and Gouveio. Seventy-five percent of the blend was fermented in stainless steel vats...
“Plush, polished, and near-perfect” are descriptors that came immediately to mind. The 2018 vintage is being closely watched as Napa’s relatively cool, long...
“Opulent” and “Sancerre” aren’t words any of us are accustomed to seeing in the same sentence, and I don’t know whether I’m glad or...
Spanish Albariño at its artisanal best. This saline, citrus-driven Albariño transmits the terroir of Galicia, full of salted lemon, white peach, crushed rocks, and...