Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Miranda Franco
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December 12, 2023
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 Alvaredos-Hobbs is the collaboration between renowned winemaker and consultant Paul Hobbs and Galician viticultor Antonio López Fernández.  Galicia is arguably one of the most...
Miranda Franco
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December 12, 2023
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 When we think of Riesling, it is easy to go straight to the great producers of Germany or Alsace.  However, the Australian expression should...
Rich Cook
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December 12, 2023
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 Wow!  So glad I got to taste this wine.  Don’t be swayed by the lack of additional designation beyond the appellation — this is...
Rich Cook
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December 12, 2023
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 I imagine that like any job, making wine on two continents isn’t necessarily as glamorous as it sounds, but I also imagine that the...
Rich Cook
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December 12, 2023
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 While you are enjoying the winery’s “Arthur” Chardonnay you might want to grab a few bottles of this wine to cellar a while.  At...
Rich Cook
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December 12, 2023
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 Burgundian legend Joseph Drouhin’s Oregon project soars with the 2021 vintage.  This Chardonnay begins with a lively nose of exotic fruits — quince, Asian...
Wayne Belding
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December 12, 2023
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 Assyrtiko is a native Greek grape variety that shows its best from the Aegean island of Santorini.  Santo Wines is a cooperative winery founded...
Wayne Belding
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December 12, 2023
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 The Clemens Busch estate is located in the village of Pünderich which is located a few miles downstream from Erden and Ürzig and the...
Michael Apstein
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December 12, 2023
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 Domaine Mont Bessay is a new project from the people who make the beautifully textured wines at Domaine du Cellier aux Moines in Givry. ...
Michael Apstein
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December 12, 2023
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 Wines from this new estate have the potential to put Juliénas on the same level as Morgon and Moulin-à-Vent when speaking of the Beaujolais...
Michael Apstein
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December 12, 2023
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 The wines from Morgon, another of the ten named villages of Beaujolais, tend to be firm, rather that fleshy.  With its chiseled profile, this...
Roger Morris
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December 12, 2023
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 I like this wine a little more than I anticipated – not something that leaps out at you, but just a well-made, flavorful red. ...