Norm Roby
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December 19, 2023
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 My go-to white when in Cabo is now available in several US markets.  Founded in 2013 by veteran winemaker Carmillo Magoni, the family-owned winery...
Rebecca Murphy
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December 19, 2023
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 Tasting a wine from Lopez de Heredia is like tasting history.  Little has changed at the winery since Don Rafael López de Heredia opened...
Rebecca Murphy
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December 19, 2023
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 Priorat is named for the Carthusian monks, Priors, who developed viticulture in the area in the 12th century.  It is a rugged area with...
Rebecca Murphy
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December 19, 2023
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This is the best Cava I have ever tasted.  It displays plentiful, tiny bubbles and subtle citrus, apple flavors with light yeasty notes.  The...
Roger Morris
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December 19, 2023
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 Although it carries the “Etna Bianco” designation, the wine is 97% Carricante with just a dollop of Cataratto.  It is a full-bodied wine, though...
Roger Morris
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December 19, 2023
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 Often wines from this region seem to fight some of the natural characteristics that should emanate from this cooler, oceanside region by making fuller-bodied...
Roger Morris
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December 19, 2023
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 B. Wise is the less-expensive franchise of Brion wines, both owned by Brion Wise.  This wine has a mix of red and black flavors,...
Roger Morris
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December 19, 2023
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 Raise your hand if you have ever tasted a sparkling Picpoul?  No?  I thought not.  Me neither.  But since this grape from southern France...
Roger Morris
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December 19, 2023
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 This is as close as I have seen an American Syrah come to the rich, earthy overtones and aromas of iconic, old-style northern Rhônes. ...
John McDermott
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December 19, 2023
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 Yount Ridge’s 2011 Proprietary Blend is aging quite well and should be drunk sooner rather than later.  Showing its age, the wine’s color is...
John McDermott
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December 19, 2023
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 Casa Primicia’s 2014 Gran Reserva’s deep ruby color belies its potent, sumptuous nose of strawberry preserves, roses, baking spices, and black cherries, with tertiary...
John McDermott
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December 19, 2023
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 Domaine Bertrand’s 2021 Fleurie is beautifully perfumed with notes of red plum, cranberry, spring flowers, and chalky minerality.  On the palate, the wine shows...