Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Apstein
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August 6, 2024
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 Patricia Ortiz, who owns Zolo, emphasizes the importance of estate grown fruit, which gives them complete control over planting, farming, and harvesting the grapes. ...
Michael Apstein
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August 6, 2024
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 Pinot Noir is Alsace’s overlooked variety.  It accounts for only about 12 percent of the region’s planting and much of it goes into Crémant...
Michael Apstein
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August 6, 2024
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 Pinot Blanc can often be light and innocuous.  Not in the hands of Barmès-Buecher. Biodynamic since 2001, family owned and run Barmès-Buecher shows how...
Wayne Belding
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August 6, 2024
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 Grüner Veltliners in full liter bottles are among the world’s best buys for white wine.  The Hugl-Wimmer estate is in the village of Poysdorf,...
Wayne Belding
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August 6, 2024
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 This is a Sancerre for the cellar.  It will show its best with another three or more years of age.  Within the Sancerre appellation,...
Wayne Belding
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August 6, 2024
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 This is a delicious, juicy Rosé that is a wonderful companion for a wide range of foods.  The Lelièvre estate is located in the...
Wayne Belding
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August 6, 2024
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 When it comes to US winegrowing regions, Vermont is not often mentioned.  There is wine made here, however, and experiments with new grape varieties...
Miranda Franco
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August 6, 2024
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 Grosgrain Vineyards Winery, located in Walla Walla, Washington, was founded in 2014 by California transplants Matt and Kelly Austin.  Their 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon from...
Miranda Franco
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August 6, 2024
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 The 2019 Veritas Sequitur Syrah presents a textbook-dense, dark purple-ruby core in the glass.  It features an archetypal Syrah aroma and flavor profile: crushed...
Miranda Franco
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August 6, 2024
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 The 2021 Brook & Bull Reserve Malbec is a stunning representation of a Walla Walla Valley Malbec, offering impressive quality, drinkability, and complexity.  It...
Roger Morris
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August 6, 2024
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 A child of Chile’s Montes family of Argentine wines, this Kaiken Ultra Malbec is smooth without being too creamy, has ripe berry flavors and...
Roger Morris
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August 6, 2024
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 The ubiquitous Loosens have made the pink category a little more interesting with this northern Pinot Noir Rosé (remember the days when Germany Pinots...