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2019 Montinore Estate Pinot Noir Red Cap Willamette Valley
Oregon, Red Wines, Wine Reviews

2019 Montinore Estate Pinot Noir Red Cap Willamette Valley

Montinore’s Red Cap Pinot noir spends ten months in French and Hungarian oak, 20 percent new. The robe is the color of black cherries…

Two bottles of Ryme Cellars wines on a table, with wine in a glass and a small cheese plate.
California, Features, Review Articles

Tasting Ryme, Again

Ryme’s creativity and originality continue to impress

2019 Gorka Izagirre Ama Bizkaiko Txakolina
Spain, White Wines, Wine Reviews

2019 Gorka Izagirre Ama Bizkaiko Txakolina

The Hondarribi Zerratia grapes for the Ama cuvée were de-stemmed but then capped for carbonic maceration with a CO2 addition. After 12 hours the…

2021 Tablas Creek Vineyard Côtes de Tablas Blanc Paso Robles
California, Twelvish, White Wines, Wine Reviews

2021 Tablas Creek Vineyard Côtes de Tablas Blanc Paso Robles

Fruit for Tablas Creek’s Côtes de Tablas white blend derives from their estate vineyards, which are farmed biodynamically and are now Regenerative Organic Certified….

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We Need to Talk About Wine Talk

My introductory remarks from a panel session on rethinking the language of wine

2021 Tablas Creek Vineyard Patelin de Tablas Blanc Paso Robles
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2021 Tablas Creek Vineyard Patelin de Tablas Blanc Paso Robles

The 2021 Patelin is a Rhône-style blend of 54 percent Grenache blanc, 29 percent Viognier, 9 percent Marsanne, 7 percent Roussanne, and 1 percent…

2018 Lynmar Estate Pinot Noir Quail Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County
California, Red Wines, Wine Reviews

2018 Lynmar Estate Pinot Noir Quail Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County

This wine is a blend of fourteen Pinot noir clones grown in the Quail Hill Vineyard. It’s deep red with a clear rim and…

2018 Lynmar Estate Pinot Noir Summit Block Quail Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County
California, Red Wines, Wine Reviews

2018 Lynmar Estate Pinot Noir Summit Block Quail Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County

Lynmar’s Summit Block Pinot is sourced from a specific block and clone from Quail Hill Vineyard. The wine spends ten months in French oak,…

2014 Cecchi Riserva di Famiglia Chianti Classico Riserva
Italy, Red Wines, Wine Reviews

2014 Cecchi Riserva di Famiglia Chianti Classico Riserva

This wine is principally Sangiovese with a touch of blending grapes, and it is made only in exceptional years, sourced from fruit grown in…

2021 Tablas Creek Vineyard Patelin de Tablas Rouge Paso Robles
California, Red Wines, Twelvish, Wine Reviews

2021 Tablas Creek Vineyard Patelin de Tablas Rouge Paso Robles

Tablas Creek uses mostly purchased fruit for this Rhône-style red, all sourced from Paso Robles vineyards. The blend is 43 percent Syrah, 28 percent…

2020 1ngredient Viognier Ballard Canyon
California, White Wines, Wine Reviews

2020 1ngredient Viognier Ballard Canyon

1ngredient is a project of Beckmen Vineyards in Los Olives, Calif. This amber wine is 100 precent biodynamic Viognier, hand-picked, sorted, and fermented in…

2018 Monitore Estate Reserve Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
Oregon, Red Wines, Wine Reviews

2018 Monitore Estate Reserve Pinot Noir Willamette Valley

Montinore’s estate Pinot is made from three blocks, 12 to 36 years old, planted to a mix of Pommard, Wadenswil, and Dijon clones. The…

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