Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
This is an astonishing wine, but not for the faint of heart. It is hugely impressive, with “huge” being the most important element in...
Enrico Nada and his phenomenally fit and hard-working father, Giuseppe, are making some of the very best wines in Barbaresco (which is to say,...
A new producer to me, and one I’ll be looking into further. This is a dark side expression of Pinot Noir, with black cherry,...
In a lineup of 12 exemplary Spanish wines that I showed during a class last week, this was the consensus winner. Although this is...
This is a relatively high-end wine from La Mancha, which hasn’t traditionally been known as a prominent source for fine wines. Examples such as...
This is among the best Rueda Verdejos I’ve ever tasted, and certainly the best vintage of this wine (and I’ve tasted almost all of...
Bright notes of red fruits plus touches of earthiness and a little spice make this savory wine inviting indeed. Grown in the protected hills...
This fragrant white wine is definitely a charmer. It may seem light and inconsequential at first, but give it a few seconds and it...
Brent Marris definitely has the chops. As a young winemaker he was responsible for the development of two major New Zealand brands, Oyster Bay...
Steve Edmunds always has gone his own way, and this wine, clearly made in homage to old-fashioned (i.e., no heavy oak overlay or extended...
Made in partnership with the Argentinean soccer superstar Lionel Messi’s charitable foundation (an organization that focuses on health care and education for socially disadvantaged...
A seamless blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (40%), Merlot (40%) and Syrah, this classy red delivers far more refinement and complexity than you’d expect for...