Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Vince Simmon
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April 23, 2024
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 Samantha Sheehan founded Poe in 2009 with a goal of producing vineyard-specific wines in the U.S. market.  Her Rosé of Grenache is sourced from...
Vince Simmon
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April 23, 2024
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 Slovenia’s Goriška Brda region sits just across the border from Collio, an exceptional region in Italy.  Marjan Simčič’s classical Brda Ribolla captures all the...
Norm Roby
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April 23, 2024
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 Though rarely seen these days, Charbono can be an extraordinary wine.  Tim Slater who owns Sarah’s was fascinated by it and produced his first...
Norm Roby
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April 23, 2024
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 Partners Andy Wahl and Bill Kerr left their careers behind to focus on Sonoma wines, and they use Ammunition for this Pinot and, hold...
John McDermott
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April 23, 2024
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 Domain Vincent Careme’s 2021 Le Clos Vouvray is classic and pretty.  At first whiff, the wine shows the wooly, funky note stereotypical of Chenin...
Miranda Franco
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April 23, 2024
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 The 2020 Staffelter Hof Riesling, with its refreshing off-dry profile, beckons with an enticing aroma of white peach, green apple, and pear puree. A...
Miranda Franco
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April 23, 2024
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  Quinta da Boavista belongs to the esteemed Tavares de Pina family located in the Portuguese wine region of Dão.  Its rich history traces...
Miranda Franco
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April 23, 2024
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 With enticing aromas, vibrant flavors, and impeccable balance, this gorgeous 2022 Massican Mitja Sirk Collio White blends Tocai Friulano (50%), Chardonnay (35%), and Sauvignon...
Rich Cook
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April 23, 2024
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 Turnbull’s Amoenus Vineyard Cabernet is another 2021 that I have been waiting patiently for, and one that I would advise buying now and continuing...
Rebecca Murphy
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April 23, 2024
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 Founder Joseph Krug’s vision of a vintage-dated wine was “according to the circumstances.”  Julie Cavil, Cellar Master, described 2011 as a year  with reversed...
Roger Morris
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April 23, 2024
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 Stony Hill’s Spring Mountain Chardonnay is a wine that straddles the boundaries of having Burgundy-like structure but yet also the elements of the stereotypical...
Roger Morris
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April 23, 2024
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 Decant this Chardonnay well in advance – if you don’t, you may note an odd bubble of fruitiness that floats through the wine and...