Wine Reviews: The Essential Guide
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 …
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Wine Reviews for October 2019
Columbia Crest 2012 “Walter Clore Private Reserve” Red Columbia Valley This is a monster Merlot with a margin of Cabernet Sauvignon in the mix. …
Wine Reviews: Top Picks from Columbia Valley
Seven Hills 2015 Red, Walla Walla Valley A Bordeaux-style blend of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and aged for two years in mostly older oak barriques. Cedar …
Terra Corsa 2016 Rose, Corsica
Corsica is a beautiful puzzle. It’s a French Territory and the birthplace of Napolean. It’s also an island off the Italian coast with a millennia-long …
Top Ten Wine Shops in Philly
Buying good wine in Philly can be a challenge. The prices are too damn high. Most of the folks working in the stores know more …
Component Wine Reviews from the Food & Wine Scholar Program
Michael on November 20th at 6:14 pm Rosi Schuster Zweigelt 2013 Medium purple in the glass, this wine has aromas of tart fruit including blackberries and …
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Shannon Ridge 2016 “High Elevation Collection” Sauvignon Blanc Lake County (California)
Shannon Ridge is located in California’s Lake County, which is a hard place to make wine. Not because great wine can’t be made, but because …
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Top Picks in Wine & Spirits Stores
Framingham 2015 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough (NZ) This boutique winery has been pushing out classic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc since 1994. It’s a standard in our …
Top Picks: Spanish Wine Reviews bub
Spanish Wine Reviews Find these wines near you: Wine Finder Bodegas Briego 2012 Tiempo Crianza, Ribera Del Duero I’ve reviewed vintages of Bodegas Briego since 2009, and have …
Marques de Casa Concha 2014 Carmenere, Peumo
Carménère was the Cabernet Sauvignon of the 1820’s, and Bordeaux was it’s Napa. In the sweetness that is South America, Chile is now the new …
Cadaretta 2013 “SBS” Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley
Cadaretta Wines is a new winery with a long history; It was founded in 2008 as an offshoot of Anderson & Middleton, a logging company founded in …
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Schild 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa Valley
Schild has been producing some legit wines for some time now. There was a peak at 2011 where the wines got so intense they could …
Our Favorite Finger Lake Wineries
Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars 9749 Middle Road, Hammondsport, NY. Phone: (800) 320-0735 Hours: Open year round 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to …
Consejo de la Alta 2011 Cata de Consejero, Rioja
Bodegas Consejo de la Alta is located in a tiny town the Ebro river. It’s a place that could simply be described as between: it’s …
Shannon Ridge 2012 “Single Vineyard Collection” Tempranillo, Lake County
Shannon Ridge is a Lake County winery that is best known for it’s Petite Sirah blends. It’s Morine Ranch vineyard grows Cabernet Sauvignon, but they also …
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Gundlach Bundschu 2012 Mountain Cuvee Red, Sonoma
You got to respect an American winery that was founded in 1850’s and still going strong. It’s now run by Jeff Bundschu, the 6th generation of …