Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Franz
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May 28, 2019
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 This is clearly the best of all the wines I’ve tasted from Monforte in this vintage, and though it comes off as quite overt...
Michael Franz
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June 4, 2019
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 This wine won’t require quite as much inventiveness to justify a purchase as “Georges De Latour Private Reserve”, though that’s still a price at...
Michael Franz
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June 4, 2019
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 BV’s flagship is among the most historic wines in the United States.  At $145 per bottle, you might need a special occasion to try...
Michael Apstein
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June 4, 2019
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 Picpoul de Pinet is a name to remember for lively and taut white wines.  Made exclusively from the Picpoul grape, which literally means “stings...
Michael Apstein
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June 4, 2019
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 Though the Languedoc may be best known for its red wines, the whites have gotten better.  Take this one, for example.  Surprisingly fresh and...
Michael Apstein
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June 4, 2019
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 Rocche dei Manzoni’s regular Barolo suffers only by comparison to their exquisite single vineyard bottlings.  Indeed, it does this wine a disservice to taste...
Rich Cook
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June 4, 2019
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 A new producer to me, and one I plan to check into further after tasting this blend of Grenache, Syrah and Petite Sirah.   All...
Rich Cook
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June 4, 2019
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 Winemaker Dana Epperson brings us a red fruit driven expression of Santa Rita Hills, with bright strawberry, bing cherry and dry earth character on...
Robert Whitley
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June 4, 2019
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 This winery is famous for its reds, particularly the Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Zinfandel and the red Rhone-style blend, but you shouldn’t overlook the excellent...
Robert Whitley
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June 4, 2019
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 Say Duckhorn and red wine, either Merlot or Cabernet, comes to mind.  But it would be a mistake to dismiss the Duckhorn Chardonnay because...
Robert Whitley
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June 4, 2019
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 Pinot Grigio thrives in northern Italy’s Alto Adige region, where it takes on a personality not seen elsewhere in Italy except perhaps Friuli.  Zemmer’s...
Michael Franz
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July 1, 2014
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This producer has turned out some extraordinary wines from this site over the years, and the 2010 will likely turn out to be the...