Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
This red blend comes from a 38 year-old vineyard planted with Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz in schist soils. Food friendly structure...
Vinho Verde is the largest DOC in vineyard area in Portugal and features cool and rainy winters followed by hot, dry summers. Quinta do...
Esporão’s “Bico Amarelo” is a proprietary blend of Loureiro, Alvarinho and Avesso that’s common in Vinho Verde. The result here is anything but common,...
This is exceptionally good Syrah from California, showing lovely, subtle floral aromatics (violets) recalling the classic specimens of the breed from the northern Rhône,...
Stone Castle’s Shiraz is relatively well-behaved compared to some of the currently popular rowdy, high-alcohol examples of Shiraz/Syrah. It offers a purple-ruby color and...
Kosovo’s wine country, nestled between Macedonia, Albania, and Serbia, doesn’t have much name recognition outside of the region, though it’s been making wine for...
There’s no point in me being coy about this wine, as it is probably the single best current release Pinot I’ve tasted out of...
Always a winner, MacRostie Chardonnay succeeds at all the different price points that they offer. This macro-AVA bottling is long on pineapple and lemon...
Another impressive red from this new winery. While its estate vineyard matures, it sources from established vineyards. Tapteil is located on the west side...
Sourced predominantly from the Seven Hill vineyard, this wine is 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and small amounts of the related Bordeaux varieties. Aging was in...
One of a dozen labels from the Precision Wine Co., Bound gets the over-the-top packaging treatment from owner Trevor Sheehan. Oddly enough, the over-weighted...
If you like crisp, citrusy white wines, you will love, or maybe you already love Picpoul de Pinet. This one from a cooperative winery...