Wine Reviews
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Aveleda’s Vinho Verde is the perfect antidote for the current heat and humidity gripping the East Coast. A blend of a number of Portuguese...
An earthy Beaujolais, with some of the rural “funk” that characterizes many Rhône and some Burgundy reds. If you insist on your wines tasting...
A serious wine from the Morgon “cru,” this Beaujolais is deeply colored and flavored, with earthy undertones that hint at rusticity while the more...
Vivacious and zesty, with lively citrus fruit, hints of freshly mown grass, and a bracing finish, this is an ideal summer white. It tastes...
One of the finest young California Pinots I have tasted this year, Gary Farrell’s Russian River Selection is wonderfully supple and refined on the...
This will convert any naysayers that I can think of when it comes to domestic Cabernet Franc. Pritchard Hill fruit, perfectly ripened, showing black...
A very moderately extracted wine from Santa Rita Hills, with an initial delicate nose of dry earth and brown spice. Some air time brings...
Five dollars for drinkable Pinot Noir? Here’s a wine for more than just the cat lovers on your list, one with soft cherry and...
MacRostie’s “AVA bottling” is a great bargain in the line, showing apple, pear and mixed tropical fruit, bright acidity and a long finish that...
This wine is a fresh and friendly blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillion, Chardonnay, Orange Muscat and Viognier that’s brightly citrus and peach driven, with...
Winemaker Bob Lotierzo goes outside the Paso box for this Nebbiolo from Valle de Guadalupe. It features blueberry and black cherry fruit, moderate oak...
With its robust ruby red coloring, medium weight and straightforward fruity flavors, this inexpensive wine is worth seeking out. In addition to its other...