Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Apstein
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July 30, 2024
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 Paul Hobbs, one of the most prominent winemakers in the world, needs no introduction.  His project in the Fingers Lakes is unique for him...
Michael Apstein
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July 30, 2024
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 Wapisa, located only about 25 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and Patagonia’s only coastal winery, is the indigenous Patagonian name for whale.  Owned by...
Michael Apstein
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July 30, 2024
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 Wapisa shows its consistency with this fresh and lively Malbec.  Fabian Valenzuela, the winemaker, has resisted the temptation to make what has become all...
Michael Apstein
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July 30, 2024
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 Although Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, one of Alsace’s great producers, was founded in 1959, the family traces its winemaking origins to 1620.  Still family owned and...
Michael Apstein
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July 30, 2024
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 Consumers tell me they avoid Riesling because they don’t know if it will be sweet or dry.  It is an understandable concern that mandates...
Miranda Franco
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July 30, 2024
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 Founded in 1876, the Oberto family runs this small estate in the La Morra village.  The 2019 Barolo del Commune di La Morra offers a...
Miranda Franco
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July 30, 2024
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 Crafted from Steen (Chenin Blanc) and Vaalblaar (Palomino), the 2022 Old Vine Series Skerpioen originates from St. Helena Bay in the Swartland region.  Only...
Miranda Franco
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July 30, 2024
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 Sandhi is a boutique California winery founded in 2010 by the dynamic winemaking duo of Rajat Parr and Sashi Moorman.  Specializing in small production,...
Roger Morris
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July 30, 2024
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 I often feel that white Châteauneuf-du-Pape doesn’t get its due, and that — after white Burgundy — it can hold its own with any...
Roger Morris
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July 30, 2024
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 San Felice’s Campogiovanni Brunello is very long on the palate.  At first taste, the wine seems a bit light in body, though with great...
Roger Morris
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July 30, 2024
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 Louis M. Martini’s 2021 Cabernet reminds me of the way that Napa Valley Cabernets tasted in the 1980s before they got bigger (and often...
Roger Morris
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July 30, 2024
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 This is the kind of Zinfandel that people like myself with gray hair remember from the old days.  While Ridge was making knockout Zinfandels...