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The Top Five Countries For Value Wine Spectator October 15, 2016 by Keith Newton We ran the numbers. We did the math. There were surprises, upsets and close calls. But the results are…

Wine & Spirits Magazine October Issue, 2016 94 pts    Innocent Bystander Mea Culpa Syrah 2014 Phil Sexton and Steve Flamsteed produced this wine from a clone of unknown origin, what…

2017 Australian Wine Companion August 4th, 2016 James Halliday has released his 2017 Australian Wine Companion and wineries represented by Old Bridge Cellars are very well represented in the 90…

Chuck Hayward on Clare Valley Riesling Wine & Spirits Magazine Fall 2016 interviewed by Luke Sykora In the early 1990s, Chuck Hayward was buying wine for the Jug Shop, a…

A Lucky ’13 for Beaujolais Lovers Vinous July 2016 by Josh Raynolds The last decade has witnessed some of the best Beaujolais vintages in history. Two thousand thirteen is proving…

South Australia: Part 1 – Slow Burn Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate June 30, 2016 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown This first part of my two-part annual South Australia report generally covers…

Savoring Adelaide in Austin The Somm Journal June/July 2016 by Jessica Dupuy In early March the US welcomed a special visit from a few wine ambassadors out of Adelaide, the…

Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide August 2016 by Joe Czerwinski 93 pts/CELLAR SELECTION Brokenwood Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon 2009 This benchmark producer holds its top semillons back for five years…

2016 Sunset Magazine International Wine Competition The 2016 Sunset Magazine International Wine Competition saw 3,000 wines from across the United States and the World competing for top honors. The judging,…

Third Decade’s a Charm Oregon Wine Press June 1, 2016 by Jade Helm Joe Dobbes’ knack for enterprise, evident even from an early age, is the defining characteristic for the…

Savour Australia – Experience the Latest From Wine Australia Examiner.com 21st May, 2016 by Cori Solomon The history of Australian wine goes back to the 1800s. With two centuries of winemaking…

Still Looking to Improve after 30 Years Wines & Vines May 17th, 2016 by Andrew Adams The upcoming harvest will be the 30th for Oregon vintner Joe Dobbes, who founded…

Vinous May 2016 92 pts              Greywacke Wild Sauvignon 2014 (Fermented in mostly old French oak barriques with wild yeasts; roughly two-thirds of this wine went through malolactic fermentation): Fresh scents of lemon…

Wine Spectator and The Wine Advocate Reviews June, 2016 This week Wine Spectator released a few scores for Leeuwin Estate and John Duval while The Wine Advocate reviewed Leeuwin as…