Category: Wine Reviews

Henschke Wines, Eden Valley, Australia: Some Current Releases

While many may argue about just which individual wine represents Australia’s finest expression of Shiraz, few could argue that when

2008 Clos de los Siete Red Wine, Mendoza, Argentina

Fifty miles south of the city of Mendoza the valley of Tunuyan feels less like a valley and more like

Tentaka “Silent Stream” Junmai Daiginjo, Tochigi Prefecture

I’ll admit it. It’s probably been at least six months since I’ve had sake in my mouth. In part, I

2008 Ridge Vineyards “Three Valleys” Red Blend, Sonoma County

If there’s one thing about a winery that is likely to earn my immediate respect it is what you might

2008 Bodegas Colomé Estate Malbec, Salta, Argentina

Once upon a time, I went to Argentina looking for the good wine. Frankly I couldn’t understand what all the

Dom Pérignon, Champagne, France: Some Current Releases

Where to begin with Dom Pérignon? It is a brand, a wine, and a historical figure welded into an idea

The World’s Best Burgundy? Tasting La La Paulée de San Francisco 2010

I won’t be winning any awards this year for “timely reporting.” It’s now been more than three months since the

Schramsberg Vineyards, Napa: A Few Current Releases

At the risk of oversimplifying things past the point of reasonableness, I’d like to suggest that there are really two

Secret Wines of the Napa Valley

The second of the two seminars I gave at the recent Aspen Food & Wine Classic festival was entitled “Secrets

Why Does American Rosé Suck?

I was poking around in my wine cellar last night, taking stock of what I might be drinking soon, now

J.L. Chave, Mauve en Ardeche, France: Current Releases

Some places in this world are simply hallowed ground when it comes to winemaking. Of course every deep-rooted and honest

South African Gems: My Aspen Food &amp Wine Classic Seminar

As some of you know, I spent last week at the Aspen Food & Wine Classic, where amongst a lot

2004 Cooper Garrod “Lone Oak Vineyard” Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains

One of the greatest joys in my life remains the feeling I get when stumbling upon a small winery whose

2007 Quinta de Roriz “Prazo de Roriz” Red Blend, Douro, Portugal

I think one of the greatest assets any wine lover can possess is an unflagging curiosity in the form of

Sea Smoke Cellars, Santa Barbara: Current Releases

Sometimes as I’m traveling through wine country, I see beautiful pieces of land that aren’t planted to grapes and I

2006 Hughes-Wellman Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena

While wines, and great wines in particular, are made with incredible forethought and planning, sometimes wine labels can spring up

2007 J Vineyards “Barrel 16” Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

There was a time (think: late Seventies, early Eighties) when a lot of people would have put money on California

1980 Soldera Case Basse Brunello Riserva, Montalcino, Italy

When I was a kid, I read a lot of science fiction. On long plane flights I still occasionally pick

Noon Winery, McLaren Vale, Australia: Current Releases

The term garagiste, originally coined as a pejorative referring to the small wineries in Bordeaux’s Right Bank who were making

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