Into the Woods
Martin RanchThérèse Vineyards Zinfandel2006 This zin is stiff, like so many of the other Martin Ranch bottles we've had (see our reviews of the…
Wine Reviews
Fruit Kapow
AlamosTorrontés2007 This Argentinian white is loaded with fruit and flowers, from apricot and peach through jasmine and lily of the valley. It has enough…
Artful
ArtazuriNavarra Garnacha Rosé2007 This garnacha (grenache) rosé is a lively deep pink, with a nose of green apple, citrus, raspberries, and violets. It's crisp…
Southern Wrong
Southern Right Sauvignon BlancSouthern Right PinotageWalker Bay, South Africa2006 Intrigued by their provenance and the etching of a Right Whale on the label, we…
Liquid Tourmaline
Chateau KefrayaLa Rosée du Château Bekaa Valley2006 More serious than Las Rocas, this rosé has subtlety and nuance, plus a little earthy funkiness. It's…
Not Very “Pinot Grigic,” But Not So Bad, Either
Hogue CellarsColumbia Valley Pinot Grigio2006 This wine is light gold, almost straw colored, and offers a nose of blackberry flowers and hay. You to…
The Rocks
Las Rocas de San AlejandroRosado San Alejandro Calatayud2007 This rosé is crisp and full of fresh berries. It's a pleasing color, rosy pink with…
Fruit + Earth = Rhone
Cuvée Sélectionnée par Kermit LynchCôtes du Rhône2006 Kermit Lynch, legendary wine importer from Berkeley, CA, has provided his own labeled Côtes du Rhône AC….
Herbs and Fruit
Genesis Hogue Cellars Washington Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 Lots of herbs and piny aromas on the nose—also lots of alcohol (14.6%). The color is bright,…
Insouciant
Brancott Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2006 I always wanted to get away with describing a wine as "insouciant." It's one of those preposterous words used…
What a Color
VinaveraRosé Napa Valley2005 This wine is deep pink, the color of tourmaline or rhodolite garnet. It smells like berries and straw and tastes like…
Grapefruit!
Mason CellarsPomelo Sauvignon Blanc2006 This pale gold wine has little of the green apple notes and none of the grassiness we associate with Sauvignon…