Wine Reviews
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Showing an intensely floral nose with hints of spice, the Navarro dry Gewürztraminer is a classic. Of course, that’s nothing new for this exceptional...
The greatest feat in winemaking is the ability to craft a rich, powerful red wine that is all of that and elegant, too. The...
This red Bordeaux-style blend is decidedly Right Bank inspired, with Merlot making up 60 percent of the blend (the balance is Cabernet Sauvignon). Richly...
Barboursville makes just about the finest Nebbiolo in North America and the 2015 could well be its best ever. Firmly structured, it is true...
This is a sensational effort from Lafond and it comes at a price that is simply dazzling. Showing exceptional fruit purity with exquisite structure...
The hybrid grape varieties widely planted in the eastern and midwestern United States may not be well known, but the wines they produce are...
The warm, dry climate of California’s Sierra Foothills is ideal for Mediterranean grape varieties such as Tempranillo, the money grape of Spain’s Rioja region. ...
This beauty from Santa Barbara’s Sierra Madre Vineyard delivers a dollop of earthy goodness, with notes of forest floor and damp leaves, bright cherry...
Cab Franc is the Rodney Dangerfield of red wine, saddled with a reputation for green, unripe flavors. That may be true in the cool...
I was floored by this wine when encountering it in August among many other bottles during a giant consulting project, and was eager to...
This stupendous Cabernet Sauvignon was made by Charles Smith, who sold his eponymous company, Charles Smith Wines, in 2016 to concentrate on new projects,...
A single inhalation of this succulent Zinfandel reaches deep into the wine lover’s soul, triggering memories of fruit pies, of sun-warmed wild blackberries growing...