Wine Reviews
Miranda Franco
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December 5, 2023
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David Hirsch is one of the pioneers of Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, going on a hunch that the unique geology and climate would produce...
Rich Cook
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December 5, 2023
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Here is a delicious blend that will please fans of oak spice alongside bright red fruit. It is a blend of Zinfandel, Cinsault and...
Wayne Belding
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December 5, 2023
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The Domaine de Chevalier is beautifully situated on a high point in the Pessac-Léognan appellation within the Graves region near the city of Bordeaux. ...
Wayne Belding
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December 5, 2023
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The village of Pez lies within the Saint-Estèphe appellation, just north of Pauillac in Bordeaux. Château Ormes de Pez is a noted Cru Bourgeois...
Michael Apstein
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December 5, 2023
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The wines from Brouilly, the largest of the ten named villages of Beaujolais, typically provide more interest that a straight Beaujolais-Villages. This one supports...
Roger Morris
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December 5, 2023
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We often speak of “value” when thinking about of everyday and entry-level wines, but the term should apply at all levels, as it does...
Roger Morris
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December 5, 2023
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This wine from the Yountville region is the kind of Cabernet that brings a smile to your face the way a good single-malt Scotch...
Michael Franz
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December 5, 2023
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The growing season of 2017 was downright hot almost everywhere in Western Europe, so vintners who were successful were ones who knew how to...
Rich Cook
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December 5, 2023
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Winemaker Greg La Follette reaches north to Mendocino County’s undersung Oppenlander vineyard for part of the blend here, the balance coming from Hawks Roost...
Rich Cook
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December 5, 2023
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Bechthold Vineyard is a famed site — planted in 1882, and highly sought after. Greg La Follette has a relationship with the owners and...
Roger Morris
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November 28, 2023
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This combination of grapes would not be uncommon in the Rhône or Provence, but it is still a novelty in California. Fermented and aged...
Roger Morris
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November 28, 2023
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In 2018, winemaker Charlie Gilmore started his own wine business with Cormorant Cellars, producing unfiltered and unfined wines with organic grapes sourced from vineyards...