Wine Reviews
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Napa Valley Sauvignon Blancs – especially those from the lower valley and the eastern mountains – keep getting better and better, and this one...
If there is one grape variety that seems to flourish considerably better in one terroir than any other, it is Viognier in the northern...
Bodega Lanzaga is a project of Telmo Rodríguez (best known for his family’s Rioja estate, Remelluri) and his partner, Pablo Ejuzkiza. Their collaboration...
I don’t hesitate to jump at a Red Mountain wine priced in the mid-$20 range. The quality of wines coming from this small Columbia...
Cerasuolo di Vittoria is Sicily’s only DOCG and produces high quality wines known for their bright red cherry notes. Nicosia sources their Sabbie di...
Nicosia is a five-generation winery located on Mount Etna’s south-eastern slope. Lenza di Munti represent their highest elevation plantings where temperatures are the coolest...
Noted winemakers Anna Matzinger and Michael Davies combine their talents for limited production wines. At present, Matzinger is a consultant and previously worked for...
Beginning with the 2008 vintage, Colene Clemens has focused on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from different sites. Made from several clones, the Dopp Creek...
The top Chardonnays from California have nicely morphed from buttery, oaky beverages to clean elegant displays of balanced fruit, acid and texture. This layered...
Alma Rosa Winery is in the Santa Rita Hills AVA in Santa Barbara County, California. It is a cool climate region due to cool...
Some wines just won’t let you forget them. This is a very nice wine, but the long finish and aftertaste is what really hooks...
While not exactly a naïf, Evan Anderson is a charming San Franciscan who founded a virtual winery – Voon, a childhood name – with...