by Keith S Wallace | 99 Point Wines, Robert Parker, Top 8 Wines, Wine Advocate, Wine Reviews |
The Robert Parker Edition What if Robert Parker taught at the Wine School? What wines would he select? How would he describe his choices? In this class, we feature wines that his magazine (The Wine Advocate) has rated between 90 and 99 points. Each one is a wine you...
by Keith S Wallace | Wine Advocate, wine rating, Wine School, Wine Spectator, wine-reviews | Featured, Wine Reviews
As long as there’s been wine, there’s been wine writers. In Roman times, Pliny the Elder was very adept at identifying the best wines in the empire. A good review from the old guy could change a wine region’s destiny. Two thousand years later, not much has changed....
by Keith S Wallace | Wine Advocate, Wine Ratings, wine scores, Wine Spectator | Wine Reviews
How Wines Get their Scores Looking for wine reviews? Go here: Wine Ratings and Reviews Database Wine ratings in the simplest interpretation are markers of how well the rated wine was liked by the taster. They are very often subject to individual preferences and...
by Keith S Wallace | brunello, DOCG, Italy, Montalcino, Natalie Oliveros, Robert Parker, Savanna Samson, Wine, Wine Advocate, winery | News
This is going to be interesting. Winemaker Natalie Oliveros has earned high ratings by none other than Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Her Sogno Uno from Lazio, Italy earned 91 Points for it’s first vintage. Along with her consulting...
by Keith S Wallace | 2007, Chairman's Selection, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, philly, PLCB, Wine, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Advocate | Wine Reviews
A soft and yielding style with some benchmarks of the Spanish school of winemaking that puts getting 90 points in the Wine Advocate over all other concerns. Savory and mineral notes in the nose are followed by fleshy and jammy personality that lacks freshness. A...
