Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Apstein
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February 27, 2024
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 Domaine Buisson-Charles, a well-regarded Meursault-based family domaine, blends grapes from six parcels to make this stellar village wine.   Some are hillside parcels that provide...
Vince Simmon
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February 27, 2024
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 Founded in 2011, Forge Cellars is the handiwork of Louis Barruol, winemaker at Chatêau Saint Cosme, and Richard Rainey.  Together, they wanted to make...
Vince Simmon
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February 27, 2024
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 Eighty Roman Catholic nuns tend to their estate vineyards in the Monastery of Cistercian Nuns located in Vitorchiano, roughly 90 minutes north of Rome. ...
Norm Roby
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February 27, 2024
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 An American pair of backpackers, Charles Brain and Walker Brown, fell in love with South Africa and settled in.  In 2016 they formed Cape...
Norm Roby
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February 27, 2024
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 Founded in 1999 by Karim Mussi, a third-generation Lebanese immigrant, Altocedro is a small winery whose owners helped draw attention to the La Consulta...
Rebecca Murphy
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February 27, 2024
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 Frappato is a red grape variety from Sicily.  These grapes were grown in certified organic vineyards.  In the hands of winery founder and winemaker,...
Rebecca Murphy
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February 27, 2024
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 The Condrieu AOC is a single variety appellation located south of the Côte-Rôtie AOC in France.  Viognier (“VEE-on-yay") is the grape, and the wine...
Rebecca Murphy
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February 27, 2024
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 Alvaro Palacios, producer of one of Spain’s most expensive wines, L’Ermita from the Priorat region, is also the producer in partnership with his nephew,...
Andrew Holod
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February 27, 2024
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 There is rather a lot of detail on the label of this excellent white wine: soils, Calcareous Clay; vines aged 27 years; 12,2000 bottles...
Andrew Holod
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February 27, 2024
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 This wine was made during the last year of winemaker and Chateau-owner Denis Durantou’s life.  He is famous for the excellent wine he produced...
Andrew Holod
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February 27, 2024
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 Brazos Imports focuses on natural-leaning producers from Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.  The wines range from broadly accessible to somewhat funky.  This wine represents the...
Miranda Franco
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February 27, 2024
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 If someone mentions Cabernet Franc, your mind will likely drift to France.  However, Cabernet Franc thrives in Argentina’s cooler or high-altitude vineyards.  The 2020...