Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Miranda Franco
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June 25, 2024
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 Named after Elva Poncetta, who built a gravity flow winery on the Burgess property in the 1890s, this 2018 Cabernet Franc has tremendous purity...
Miranda Franco
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June 25, 2024
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 The 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Rose delle Casasse, made exclusively from the Rose clone of Nebbiolo, is one of the most distinctive wines in Piedmont. ...
Miranda Franco
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June 25, 2024
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 Crafted with 60% Falanghina and 40% Biancolella, this wine is an icon of Italy’s Amalfi Coast.  Think citrus wafting on marine air, and you’ve...
Vince Simmon
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June 25, 2024
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 Papagiannakos’s winery is located 15 miles southeast of Athens and has been making wine for over 100 years.  Their Assyrtiko immediately stood out thanks...
Vince Simmon
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June 25, 2024
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 Etude’s Pinot Gris shows both power and body.  Lemon, graham cracker, pear, agave, mango, and apricot notes are fresh in the glass despite this...
Vince Simmon
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June 25, 2024
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 Elgin, located 45 miles southeast of Cape Town, is one of South Africa’s cooler wards.  With 200 to 400m of altitude and cooler summer...
Norm Roby
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June 25, 2024
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 Until recently, Los Vasos sourced Sauvignon Blanc from Casablanca, but with the switch to Colchagua, the result is even more impressive for value.  This...
Norm Roby
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June 25, 2024
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 One of the early champions of Tempranillo on the West Coast, Eric Weisinger draws from the high elevation (2235 feet) estate vineyard to produce...
Rebecca Murphy
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June 25, 2024
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 When I first tasted this wine from Oregon’s Willamette Valley, I was surprised at how lean it is in the mouth; not a complaint...
Michael Franz
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June 18, 2024
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 Combining fruit from different regions would be horrifying to most French winemakers, but the Aussies have never had a hang-up over this, and bottlings...
Michael Franz
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June 18, 2024
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 Generations of consumers have been baffled by the Clare Valley’s ability to produce some of the world’s best dry Rieslings while also serving as...
Vince Simmon
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June 18, 2024
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 Denominación de Origen (D.O.) Costers Del Segre is nearly a desert and known for their Cava and red wines.  Siós, a label under the...