Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Robert Whitley
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October 2, 2018
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  This wine is a favorite at the Eberle house, where it is served with Marcy Eberle’s home made orange pound cake.  The trick...
Robert Whitley
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October 2, 2018
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Here’s living proof a superb Carneros Chardonnay doesn’t have to cost $30 and up.  The 2016 Artesa delivers the goods for under $20!  This...
Robert Whitley
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September 25, 2018
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  Heirloom’s Gold Label Chardonnay strives to achieve the rare combination of richness and structure that characterize white Burgundy and largely succeeds.  This vintage...
Robert Whitley
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September 25, 2018
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  Edna Valley has long been a sweet spot for Chardonnay along California’s Central Coast, and the Niven family’s Paragon Vineyard one of the...
Robert Whitley
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October 2, 2018
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  Domestic Pinot Grigio has a generally poor track record, and usually doesn’t evoke comparisons to top pinot grigio from Italy.  But this budget-priced...
Robert Whitley
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September 25, 2018
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  Marin County has earned a reputation for fine Pinot Noir in recent years.  Syrah may be coming on.  This 2014 vintage from McEvoy...
Robert Whitley
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October 2, 2018
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The Ghost Pines brand comes from the Gallo family of wines and that means it has tremendous access to exceptional vineyards in the Napa...
Wayne Belding
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September 18, 2018
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 Tenuta Sant’ Antonio is a relatively new winery.  After tending their father’s vines for years, the four Castagnedi brothers decided to make and market...
Rich Cook
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September 18, 2018
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 This wine is a crowd pleasing red at a wallet pleasing price that you should have little trouble locating.  Bright red and black fruit,...
Michael Franz
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September 18, 2018
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 I’ve never tasted a vintage of this wine that didn’t leave me impressed, but I’ve also never tasted one as impressive as this 2015...
Michael Franz
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September 18, 2018
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 This terrific wine was sourced from a single plot of vines planted more than 40 years ago, and the exceptional fruit was — rightly...
Michael Franz
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September 18, 2018
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 Ken Forrester’s “Old Vine” bottling of Chenin is so good that you may find it difficult to pony up for this much more costly...