Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
The “Dough” label is a collaboration with the James Beard Foundation, and this is the first of the wines to carry a foreign appellation. ...
Fresh and bright, this fruit driven Chardonnay seems to be made for poolside sipping. Many no-oak examples tend toward the tropical, or the more...
Wine lovers who don’t know the history and caliber of the Toro appellation (located to the northwest of Madrid) may well bridle at a...
This isn’t priced along the lines of everyone’s idea of an “entry-level” wine, but neither does it taste remotely like a basic offering. The...
The inaugural Rosé under the “Druid’s” moniker, this 2023 was made entirely from the winery’s recently planted biodynamically farmed estate vines. Each variety is...
This wine represents the last vintage from this dry farmed, biodynamic vineyard which was removed and replanted in 2022. Winemaker Joe Dobbs categorizes it...
Sourced from the Dobbes family home estate vineyard planted in 2016, this is one extraordinary Chardonnay. Initially, you think it might be French. That’s...
This Albariño from the family of owners, Carla González Chao and Lázaro Moreno Carrera, has a light yellow color with bright citrus and peach...
This Côtes de Provence Rosé is a medium-bodied, but lightly flavored pink wine that is quite silky in body and texture with most of...
Ornellaia’s 2022 Le Volte dell’ Ornellaia is a mixture of red and black fruits with mainly juicy cherry flavors that are slightly tangy and...
Xanadu’s 2021 Circa 77 Shiraz is a linear, leaner red with lots of good acidity and very spicy red fruit flavors – cranberries included. ...
From the first whiff, Envínate’s 2021 Palo Blanco is an exceedingly intriguing wine. A medley of funky, salty, citrusy notes wafts from the glass...