Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Norm Roby
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February 6, 2024
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 With most of the fruit harvested from a Paragon Vineyard block planted in 1973, the wine was stainless fermented and aged on the lees. ...
Norm Roby
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February 6, 2024
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 Possibly the finest Albariño this side of Galicia in my experience, this 2022 offers a mix of tangerine and bright citrus aromatics and is...
Rebecca Murphy
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February 6, 2024
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 The  Demuro family founded the Surrau Winery on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia in 2001.  The family has more than 50 hectares of land...
John McDermott
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February 6, 2024
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 Domaine Louis Michel & Fils use 100% stainless steel in all their Chablis production, from their Petit Chablis up through their Grand Cru, on...
Roger Morris
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February 6, 2024
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 Surprising fresh having aged a couple of extra years, this wine can go well with traditional dishes such as salmon, but it also would...
Wayne Belding
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January 30, 2024
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 This is once again a fabulous value white wine!  Jonty’s Ducks Pekin White is a superb Chenin Blanc-based wine from the Paarl appellation in...
Michael Apstein
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January 30, 2024
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 Alongside Domaine Parent, run by Anne Parent and her sister Catherine, is a small négociant business, called Jacques Parent et Cie.  The domaine is...
Michael Apstein
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January 30, 2024
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 Jean-Baptiste Bouzereau now runs this stellar domaine based in Meursault.  Bouzereau has used the new appellation, Bourgogne Côte d’Or, which indicates that all the...
Michael Apstein
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January 30, 2024
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 Though Chiroubles, one of the ten Crus (named villages) of Beaujolais borders Fleurie, the wines are vastly different, which is what makes drinking wines...
Michael Apstein
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January 30, 2024
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 The back label tells us the wine made from vines planted in 1946 is a tribute to Jean-Marc’s “spiritual” father, Louis Petit, “who taught...
Vince Simmon
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January 30, 2024
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 The Basque region’s Txakoli wines are consistently the hidden gems that everyone should know about.  Hondarribi Zuri grapes are harvested early in the season...
Vince Simmon
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January 30, 2024
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 Weingut Stadt Krems is one of the world’s oldest estates, claiming winemaking as far back as 1452.  Kremstal region’s natural air circulation brings in...