Wine Reviews
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This is an eye-popping Pinot Noir bargain at $18, showing generous but still delicate Bing cherry fruit and some interesting savory undertones. A couple...
An excellent California Sauvignon Blanc, this shows the juicy, ripe melon character that distinguishes Golden State renditions from Sancerre or Marlborough, yet it also...
This is not a dessert wine, as it isn’t fully syrupy, but it is definitely tasty enough and sweet enough to be extremely enjoyable...
In my lexicon, semi-dry is the same as semi-sweet, and the winemaking team played its shot right down the middle with this wine. It...
This is an excellent Vermentino that could at least hold its own with the finest renditions from Sardinia, Liguria or the coast of Tuscany. ...
This deeply colored wine looks in the glass like just another Cabernet Sauvignon, and though there’s hardly anything wrong with that, what actually emerges...
Few wines made anywhere in the world are as versatile and pleasing as a good bottle of affordable Chianti, which is exactly what we’ve...
A very solid wine in any context, this is exceptionally strong in view of its quite affordable price of $15. Black plum and dark...
This is a delicate, delicious Pinot Noir that succeeds by dint of complexity and precision rather than ripeness or extraction or power. It features...
Well executed and aptly named, this wine captures the spirit of Tuscany with the freshness of California as an appropriate accent. Bright red...
The Trinchero family owns vast vineyard acreage in some of California’s best wine regions, so it’s no surprise it can produce Pinot Noir...
A pleasure to be able to recommend the second vintage of this bottling from winemaker Cary Gott. A heralded vintage in Napa Valley is...