Roger Morris
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December 4, 2024
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Most second labels of Bordeaux châteaux that aren’t first or second growths can be greeted with a shrug – enjoyable but not memorable –...
Miranda Franco
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December 4, 2024
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This 2023 Grüner Veltliner from a classic Austrian producer exemplifies a lean and vibrant style. The “L & T” designation stands for leichte (light)...
Rich Cook
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December 4, 2024
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2019 offered some late in the vintage heat spikes, prompting some producers to pick earlier than they may have liked. Those who rode things...
Rich Cook
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December 4, 2024
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If you are a Cabernet hunter, you will want to set your sights on a bottle or more of this wine. It is a...
Rich Cook
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December 4, 2024
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This broad market Cabernet isn’t your run of the mill offering. A blend of estate fruit and other nearby sites including the famed Stagecoach...
Rich Cook
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December 4, 2024
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I had the pleasure of sitting (via Zoom) with Sequoia Grove winemaker Jesse Fox to taste through some of the current release wines, and...
Wayne Belding
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December 4, 2024
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Elena Walch is one of the top producers in the Trentino – Alto Adige region. The 2023 Walch Pinot Bianco exemplifies the best character...
Michael Apstein
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November 27, 2024
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The major Beaune-based négociants either make wines from their own vineyards or from grapes or newly pressed juice (must) they purchase from others. Sometimes...
Wayne Belding
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November 27, 2024
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Santo Wines is a cooperative winery founded in 1911 and is the largest producer on the island of Santorini. Assyrtiko is a native Greek...
Rich Cook
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November 27, 2024
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Sparkling Rosé is a wide open field as far as what’s possible stylistically, and this iteration falls on the dark side of the spectrum,...
Roger Morris
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November 27, 2024
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This is a textbook example of what a Rosso di Montepulciano should taste like, and at a good price as well. It has blackberry...
Miranda Franco
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November 27, 2024
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The 2021 Mullineux Syrah is fresh, polished, and structured, with enticing aromas of black cherries, violets, and black pepper. Medium-plus in body, it combines...