Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Rich Cook
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September 12, 2017
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Navarro produced a stellar line up of Pinot Noir in the 2014 vintage.  Occasionally they will produce both a filtered and an unfiltered version...
Rich Cook
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September 12, 2017
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Wow!  I know who I’m going to visit next time I’m in the Sonoma Coast neighborhood — I’ve just got to see the sources...
Robert Whitley
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September 12, 2017
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The Penner-Ash Shea Vineyard Pinot is a meaty red, which Oregon Pinots can be at times. This one has serious depth, with layered red...
Robert Whitley
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September 12, 2017
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Gloria Ferrer’s sparkling wines have been on a decade-long roll, so hardly anything GF does surprises. The latest and greatest from the Gloria Ferrer...
Robert Whitley
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September 12, 2017
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Even at the entry level, Donnafugata simply doesn’t make bad wine. The 2015 Sedara blend (mostly Nero d’Avola) is a fruity, delicious companion to...
Michael Franz
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September 12, 2017
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This is L’Avenir’s best red wine, just a nose in front of the “Single Block” Pinotage and tied with the wonderful “Single Block” Chenin...
Michael Franz
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September 12, 2017
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This is a Bordeaux-inspired wine founded in 2003 by a Bordeaux-based woman (May de Lencquesaing, then owner of the famous Ch. Pichon Lalande).  The...
Michael Franz
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September 12, 2017
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Everybody knows that Pinotage has its detractors (both within South Africa but especially elsewhere around the world, though the number of detractors who have...
Michael Franz
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September 12, 2017
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This old vine bottling (from a dry-farmed site that yields only 4 tons of fruit per hectare) is stunning for its combination of rich...
Michael Franz
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September 12, 2017
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This is one of the best values I’ve tasted out of more than 5,000 wines to this point in 2017, and even if cost...
Robert Whitley
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September 12, 2017
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Donnafugata excels with white wines, perhaps because it is situated on the cooler side of the island. The ‘SurSur’ Grillo is remarkably fresh and...
Michael Franz
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September 12, 2017
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This was among the very most exciting wines I tasted while in South Africa last week, though I admit that I approached it with...