Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
One of California’s heritage varieties gets respectful treatment here, with a solid acidic backbone driving mixed berry fruit, delivered in dry style with vibrancy...
This wine offers a lot to like, but all the proportions are just right, so there’s also exactly nothing to dislike. Genuinely light in...
Among the best wines I’ve tasted from Murphy-Goode in the past decade — even though it is “just” an entry-level release — this shows...
ROAR does a remarkable job with this Sobranes Vineyard Chardonnay, showing its inviting characteristics of lemon crème and spice, with impressive length. Richly layered...
The Douro region of Portugal is the home of Port wine, of course, and a growing legion of dry red wines that are some...
The Cline family has been cranking out excellent Zinfandel for at least two decades. This beauty counts in the value category and delivers tremendous...
A serious “Cru” Beaujolais from a single estate with real complexity and depth of flavor, this still manages to display the alluringly open fruit...
This is a classic Moscato from Piemonte, a wine best served with Italian cookies and cakes or soft cheeses. The 2017 vintage is intensely...
Bruno Giacosa was best known for his exceptional Barbaresco and Barolo, often produced from purchased grapes. It turns out that he produced excellent Barbera...
The wine from Tinto Pesquera, the Fernandez family’s flagship estate, brought critical acclaim to Alejandro Fernandez decades ago. As much as I like the...
Massolino, situated n Serralunga d’Alba, makes full-bodied Barolos, more typical of the Serralunga commune. For some reason, until recently it has never received the...
This shrewdly blended fusion of 75% Monastrell (otherwise known as Mourvèdre or Mataro) and Cabernet Sauvignon has berry and dark plum flavors enlivened by...