Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Rich Cook
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March 12, 2024
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 Hoffmann Vineyards is a label to watch, as this flagship bottling attests.  It is a right-down-the-middle example of Mendoza style, with berry fruit, moderate...
Wayne Belding
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March 12, 2024
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 Vermentino is a deliciously aromatic and flavorful grape variety that yields especially fine wines on the island of Sardinia.  The grapes for the Argiolas...
Wayne Belding
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March 12, 2024
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 The Baudana vineyard is among the most highly regarded in Serralunga d’Alba.  With a combination of clay and sand soils and a perfect southwest...
Wayne Belding
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March 12, 2024
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 Librandi’s Gravello was introduced to the international market 30+ years ago, marrying traditional Calabrian wine style with a more modern influence.  It shows the...
Wayne Belding
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March 12, 2024
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 The best Franciacortas are brilliant, elegant and complex sparkling wines, and Ricci Curbastro is among the best producers in the appellation. They have created...
Wayne Belding
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March 12, 2024
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 Cantina Terlano is a small cooperative winery in the Alto Adige region of Italy.  They make wines from some of the best vineyards in...
Wayne Belding
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March 12, 2024
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 The 2021 vintage, while somewhat challenging for Bordeaux red wines, was an excellent crop for whites.  Latour-Martillac Blanc is emblematic of the vivacity and...
Wayne Belding
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March 12, 2024
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 Chablis is perhaps the most distinctive of all Chardonnay wines.  Drawn from well-sited slopes on the famous Kimmeridgian soils of the village, Chablis combines...
Vince Simmon
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March 12, 2024
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 Anthill Farms entered the industry in 2003 with a focus on producing high-quality single-vineyard Pinot Noirs.  Their success has enabled them to expand winemaking...
Norm Roby
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March 12, 2024
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 Andrew Jones, winemaker for Field Recordings and Curt Schalchlin, owner of Sans Liege which is best known for its Rhône wines combine their talents...
Rebecca Murphy
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March 12, 2024
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 Cocodrilo, or crocodile, is a powerful name for a powerful wine.  It has a very dark  ruby color, lightly floral black fruit aromas and...
Roger Morris
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March 12, 2024
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 Bouchaine is one of those rare premium wineries in Napa Valley that has produced consistently high-quality wines, especially Pinot and Chardonnay, since the late...