by Keith S Wallace | 2014, Malbec, Pinot Noir | American Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Robert Brittan is best known as the winemaker responsible for Stags’ Leap Winery’s Petit Sirahs. Those inky monsters redefined the grape as a luxury Napa Valley wine. Robert was the head winemaker throughout the nineties and became the winery’s president...
by Keith S Wallace | 2014, Infinito, Malbec, Mendoza, Winemaker's Selection | South American Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Out of nowhere, a 90-plus rated wine shows up on the wine shelves at the local wine & spirits store. As a wine critic, I like to know who makes the wine. I know there isn’t a winery named Infinito anywhere in Argentina, so who should we give credit for this...
by Keith S Wallace | 2014, Chateau St. Jean, Reserve Chardonnay, Sonoma County | American Wine Reviews, Featured, Wine Reviews
The American love of Chardonnay started in the 1960s with Chassagne-Montrachet: the elegant and beautiful white wines from that Chardonnay sweet spot in Burgundy, France. When winemakers in Napa and Sonoma were looking for inspiration for a white wine, they cast...
by Keith S Wallace | 2014, Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, North by Northwest | American Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
The first time I heard of an Oregon winery making a wine with Washington State fruit, it sounded a little odd. Why would an Oregon winery buy grapes from so far away when they are smack in the middle of some of the best Pinot Noir vineyards in the world? It seems a...
by Keith S Wallace | 2014, chile, Corralillo, Matetic, syrah | South American Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
I’ve never really cared much about an artist’s life. If their work inspires me, I don’t need to be weighted down with their ideas on religion or politics. I feel the same way about fellow artisans. If another chef or winemaker is making...
