Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Here’s a tart, fresh Syrah that lands in my preferred zone for the variety — cooler climate acidity showing with more red fruit...
This Merlot is made in a supple, easy to drink style, with fleshy blackberry fruit, well-tempered oak spice and a blossoming fruit forward...
A big red cherry nose is the calling card here, but it’s not alone, with rhubarb, dry earth and fall spice aromas and flavors...
Umpqua Valley probably isn’t your first thought as a Riesling area, but this wine may lead you to a different conclusion with its...
Beautifully assembled Cabernet Franc, putting all of its best characteristics on display. Black cherry, brown spice and a dollop of dried herbs play...
Straight up Marlborough in a glass, delivering expected citrus, gooseberry and a light grassy note perched in a nest of racy acidity and staying...
You’ll get a serious ten-dollar over delivery of value in this bottle of the Black Devil. Lively black fruit, firm grip, rich oak spice,...
This juicy, slightly spritzy, faintly sweet wine offers just about as much fun as one could enjoy legally. The nose is faintly floral, and...
With just a quick whiff and sip, you’ll know you’re in southern France with this wine, but it won’t be quite so easy to...
Based on its dark, dense appearance alone, I was all buckled up for a wild ride with this wine, but what results is actually...
This being, as the saying goes, a free country, this excellent winery can call their wines whatever they wish. However, this is a sweet...
This 2017 rendition is among the best Pinot Gris wines I can recall from King Estate, and I’m quite sure I’ve tasted every one...