by Keith S Wallace | 2012, Tempranillo, tinto del toro, toro | Spanish Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Toro is often overshadowed by the famous and much larger Ribera del Duero wine region. However, Toro is a special place in its own right, with some of the oldest vineyards in all of Spain. This particular bottle comes from a tiny estate owned by two brothers with 16ha...
by Keith S Wallace | 2012, Barolo, Bersano | Italian Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Bersano has the largest acreage of any private winery in the Italian Piedmont. Founded in the 19th Century, Bersano originally produced wine solely in the Asti province. Over the years, they now have 230HA of vineyards, including properties in both Barolo...
by Keith S Wallace | 2012, California, syrah, wine review | American Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Personally, I’m more of a fan of the R8: in any case, it’s a rare pleasure to argue with a Cali winemaker over his choice of SEPTA commutes. Kieran is a Philly native who got his start at Chaddsford Winery as a cellar rat back in 2005, back when...
by Keith S Wallace | 2012, jumilla, monastrell | Spanish Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Wow. Wow. WOW. It’s hard to use words like unctuous without sounding like an idiot. It’s hard to say brilliant and amazing and perfect without sounding like a dispossessed lover seeking salvation. It’s also hard to write a coherent wine review when a...
by Keith S Wallace | 2012, Chairman Selection, Friuli, Jermann, PInot Nero, Pinot Noir, PLCB, Red Angel on the Moonlight, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | Featured, Italian Wine Reviews
Pinot Nero is Italian for Pinot Noir, but the Nero is much more Italian than Pinot. Winemakers in northeastern Italy don’t typically make Pinot is the French style, as most everyone else does. It shouldn’t surprise you that they march to a different tune,...
