Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Rich Cook
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February 4, 2014
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Here is a nice wine that makes an argument for Primitivo being more than just the DNA equivalent of Zinfandel. Thought by some to...
Marguerite Thomas
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February 4, 2014
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Light woodiness, spice and ripe red and black fruits characterize this user-friendly Pinot Noir, but what really sets it apart is a haunting perfume...
Robert Whitley
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February 4, 2014
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Winemaker Mark Lyon is extremely skilled at getting the most out of the grapes nature gave him. This 2011 Sonoma County Cab exhibits a...
Robert Whitley
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February 4, 2014
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This was an iffy vintage in Sonoma County but that didn’t stop Kenwood from doing what it seems to excel at vintage after vintage,...
Robert Whitley
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February 4, 2014
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J’s Misterra is a Pinot Noir with a twist, made with the unusual addition of Pinotage (native to South Africa) and Pinot Meunier, a...
Michael Apstein
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February 4, 2014
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This lush Cabernet has plenty of concentration, a whiff of vanilla from oak aging and mild tannins, making it lovely for current consumption. Herbal...
Michael Apstein
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February 4, 2014
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Practically a single vineyard wine — the two vineyards that provide fruit are less that 250 yards apart in the Rutherford Bench and are...
Michael Apstein
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February 4, 2014
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Patrick Campbell, who founded Laurel Glen Vineyard, one of Sonoma’s iconic wineries, in 1977, sold it to Bettina Sichel in 2011, who brought in...
Michael Apstein
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February 4, 2014
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You’d expect that J Vineyards, one of California leading sparkling wine producers, would know about Pinot Noir since they use that grape in their...
Linda Murphy
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February 4, 2014
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Brothers Jacob and Benjamin Fetzer, scions of the famous Fetzer winemaking family of Mendocino County, specialize in Pinot Noir, and this is their flagship...
Robert Whitley
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February 4, 2014
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J. Lohr can hang with the best of them when it’s hitting on all cylinders, as it does with this 2010 Hilltop Cabernet. It’s...
Rich Cook
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February 4, 2014
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“Old Vine” has been a catch phrase for Zinfandel for some time now, and rightly so. Some of the old heritage vineyards in the...