Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Franz
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June 11, 2024
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 This is a wine for lovers of dense and intense powerhouse Cabernets, and that is a very big category of wine consumers.  Oak lovers...
Michael Franz
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June 11, 2024
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 This vineyard site was the first to produce a designated wine for Merry Edwards beginning in 1997, and I have tasted virtually every release...
Michael Franz
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June 11, 2024
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 This is the winery’s first release from this site (and, indeed, from any site outside of Sonoma County), and it is a stunner.  The...
Michael Apstein
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June 11, 2024
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 Bells Up makes a wide range of excellent Pinot Noir releases that differ stylistically yet maintain a family characteristic — purity.  All of them...
Michael Apstein
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June 11, 2024
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 Who knew, great Pinot Blanc from Oregon?  By now, everyone knows that Oregon makes gorgeous Pinot Noir.  But Pinot Blanc?   This one, from Bells...
Michael Apstein
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June 11, 2024
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 Domaine Louis Michel, one of my favorite Chablis producers, has put out a masterful array of wines in 2022, at prices that are quite...
Michael Apstein
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June 11, 2024
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 Unlike the rest of Burgundy, the 1er Cru classification in Montagny has little significance since a whopping 58 percent of vineyards are classified as...
Vince Simmon
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June 11, 2024
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 Petit Manseng may be known for making sweet wines in south-western France, but American winemakers are making more and more dry white wines with...
Vince Simmon
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June 11, 2024
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 East of Burgundy and bordering Switzerland, Jura is one of France’s smaller regions known for their funky wines.  This Zero Dosage  –  no sugar...
Vince Simmon
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June 11, 2024
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 Thilstledown’s old vine, Seaview Vineyard Grenache is incredible.  Lighter in body with a full whip of flavors.  While there is a lot going on...
Norm Roby
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June 11, 2024
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 The label notes this wine was “Brought into being by Vailia From,” the owner and winemaker.  Described by some as a “rebel winemaker” and...
Roger Morris
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June 11, 2024
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 From Lake County – the next stop north as California’s wine juggernaut as responds to climate change – comes this delightful and distinctive pink...