Wine Reviews
One of the pleasures of tasting lots of wine samples is that occasionally one you expect to be okay turns out to be really...
Rodney Strong’s Alexander’s Crown Vineyard Cabernet is a very savory wine with blackberry fruitiness – but the blackberries are somewhat muted. The more I...
This is an interesting wine in that it is somewhat different from the standard Cabernet, but that difference doesn’t completely transfer to being a...
Quinta de Gomariz is a leading estate at the forefront of Vinho Verde’s revitalization. Made from 100% Loureiro, this wine stands out from the...
The Livio Felluga 2020 Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Grigio Curubella displays a coppery hue, or "ramato" in Italian, thanks to minimal skin contact. Aged...
As tasteful as it is tasty, this is medium-bodied, lightly oaked Chardonnay that is fully satisfying without any trickery by dint of very pure...
I tasted this wine “blind” along with the other leading Pinots in the competition to see where it slots in among the others. Consequently,...
Like so many Cabernets from top sites and producers in 2021, this is already complete and convincing in its technical characteristics as well as...
A journey to the heart of the Rhône Valley, the Grand Veneur Les Origines 2019 is a Châteauneuf-du-Pape blend of 50% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre,...
These guys are serious about the pretty side of Grenache, and while this offering shows a touch more oak than the Adelaida District bottling,...
As with all of Neil Collins’ wines, the aromatic development here is incredibly attractive. This wine literally blows ripe strawberry and raspberry fruit by...
As an unabashed nut for cool climate Syrah, I am always surprised that their isn’t more of it out on the market. Enter this...