Wine Reviews
Michael Franz
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June 11, 2024
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This is a wine for lovers of dense and intense powerhouse Cabernets, and that is a very big category of wine consumers. Oak lovers...
Michael Franz
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June 11, 2024
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This vineyard site was the first to produce a designated wine for Merry Edwards beginning in 1997, and I have tasted virtually every release...
Michael Franz
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June 11, 2024
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This is the winery’s first release from this site (and, indeed, from any site outside of Sonoma County), and it is a stunner. The...
Michael Apstein
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June 11, 2024
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Bells Up makes a wide range of excellent Pinot Noir releases that differ stylistically yet maintain a family characteristic — purity. All of them...
Michael Apstein
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June 11, 2024
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Who knew, great Pinot Blanc from Oregon? By now, everyone knows that Oregon makes gorgeous Pinot Noir. But Pinot Blanc? This one, from Bells...
Michael Apstein
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June 11, 2024
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Domaine Louis Michel, one of my favorite Chablis producers, has put out a masterful array of wines in 2022, at prices that are quite...
Michael Apstein
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June 11, 2024
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Unlike the rest of Burgundy, the 1er Cru classification in Montagny has little significance since a whopping 58 percent of vineyards are classified as...
Vince Simmon
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June 11, 2024
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Petit Manseng may be known for making sweet wines in south-western France, but American winemakers are making more and more dry white wines with...
Vince Simmon
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June 11, 2024
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East of Burgundy and bordering Switzerland, Jura is one of France’s smaller regions known for their funky wines. This Zero Dosage – no sugar...
Vince Simmon
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June 11, 2024
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Thilstledown’s old vine, Seaview Vineyard Grenache is incredible. Lighter in body with a full whip of flavors. While there is a lot going on...
Norm Roby
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June 11, 2024
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The label notes this wine was “Brought into being by Vailia From,” the owner and winemaker. Described by some as a “rebel winemaker” and...
Roger Morris
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June 11, 2024
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From Lake County – the next stop north as California’s wine juggernaut as responds to climate change – comes this delightful and distinctive pink...