Wine Reviews
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This wine got the most votes from my tasting panel in a pretty nice set of Cabernet Sauvignons, and it has been a favorite...
Black cherry, cranberry and damp earth tones get things started on the nose here, and they carry through to the palate in bright food...
A touch of matchstick (a sulphur tell) shows on the initial nose, but it swirls off, exposing cherry, cola, rhubarb, and some dry earth...
Bright Anderson Valley cherry scents kick things off aromatically, with cinnamon and cardamom spice brightening the fruit. This carries through on the palate, where...
Here is a bold Cabernet Sauvignon with full throttle extraction on display. Blackberry and black currant fruit are almost raisiny, but stop just short...
I met Ben Mayo at the Orange County Fair some years back when we were judging homemade wines, and we both agreed that a...
Here is a serious wine at a very unserious price as Pinot Noir goes these days. Sweet cherry fruit aromas and flavors take the...
Yum! Lemon – lemon blossom, lemon oil, lemon zest, a dash of pith, and hints of lanolin and ambergris. I can picture Alghero while...
This comes from a truly unique spot in the world. A dash of mint lifts the delicious lemon character up in both aroma and...
It is not surprising that Nicolas-Jay focuses on single vineyard bottlings, like this one from the acclaimed Nysa Vineyard, given the Burgundian perspective Jean-Nicolas...
The Own-Rooted bottling comprises grapes from sites in the Willamette, all of which contain vines more than 30 years old, including some grapes from...
Curiously, the Ayala Champagne house, founded by a Columbian, Edmond de Ayala, is located in the town of Aÿ. Paradoxically, Aÿ, a town in...