Wine Reviews

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…

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…

Youth’s Few Charms

Domaine les Grands BoisCuvée les Trois Soeurs Côtes du Rhône2006 This wine is deep cherry pink with no hint of the bricky red that…

Green Grass

VeramonteReserva Sauvignon Blanc, Cassablanca Valley2007 It's mud season in New Hampshire, but today we enjoyed streaming sun and 55 degrees, and our house warmed…

Before Its Time

Martin RanchThérèse Vineyards Petite Sirah2005 We opened this bottle two nights ago and were blown over by its aggressive tannins and forward style. We…

A Great Friday Night Wine

Hogue CellarsGenesis Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon2004 By Friday we're ready for something with a bit more heft than the normal stuff. This bottle fit…