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February 3, 2015
Mark Tarlov Takes Things in Oregon up a Notch or Two
Should You Pay $300 for an Oregon Pinot? Bloomberg Business February 3, 2015 by Elin McCoy Oregon Pinot Noir may not be high on your list of wine priorities yet,…
February 2, 2015
Chapter 24 and Mason L’Envoye: Rethinking Oregon
A Place in the Sun: Oregon Succeeds in 2012 Wine Spectator February 2015 by Harvey Steiman There’s something for everyone among the wines arriving from Oregon through the coming year, with…
January 30, 2015
Cork & Capsule Sits Down With Greywacke’s Kevin Judd
Kevin Judd – Greywacke – Marlborough – New Zealand Cork & Closure January 23, 2015 by Andrew Merritt Named for the ubiquitous rocks that permeate almost every landscape of New…
January 29, 2015
Nick Stock Calls Out the Brilliant 2012s from John Duval
New Barossa Shows Great Diversity JamesSuckling.com January, 2015 by Nick Stock JOHN DUVAL 2012 ENTITY SHIRAZ SCORE: 96 PTS TASTING NOTES: This is, I think, the best edition of this…
January 27, 2015
A Plethora of Reviews in Wine Enthusiast This Month
Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide March 2015 99 pts/CELLAR SELECTION Chambers Rosewood NV Rare Muscadelle This wine is dark brown in hue with a greenish-gold tint to its rim, providing clues…
January 14, 2015
Wine Spectator Insider January 2015
Wine Spectator Calls Out Kilikanoon With 93 Points Wine Spectator Insider January 2015 93 pts Kilikanoon Shiraz Clare Valley Covenant 2012 Supple, polished, expressive and ripe, layering the blackberry, dark…
January 12, 2015
d’Arenberg Hermit Crab: Serious Wine at a Fun Price
Aussies Turn Serious Wine into Serious Fun The Taos News January 10, 2015 by Molly Steinbach “The region of McLaren Vale is another of Australia’s most celebrated regions, located just…
January 8, 2015
Wine Searcher: Greywacke and John Duval are Best Values
A Damn Good Search – Best Value Wines Under $45 Winesearcher.com January 7, 2015 by Wink Lorch We crunch the numbers looking for value and find wines with similar scores…
January 8, 2015
Winsor Dobbin Visits Pioneering Cullen Wines
Cullen Leads the Pack in Biodynamic Food and Wine Gourmetontheroad.blogspot.com January 7, 2015 by Winsor Dobbin It was only in the 1960s that vines were first planted in Margaret River…
January 7, 2015
WS: John Duval Entity is a Wine Pick of the Day
Daily Wine Pick (More Than $30): John Duval 2012 Entity Wine Spectator January 7, 2015 JOHN DUVAL Shiraz Barossa Entity 2012 (92 points, $40) “Fresh and vital, with expressive flavors…
January 5, 2015
Wine & Spirits Looks South in February
A Wealth of Styles in Wine & Spirits Latest Issue Wine & Spirits February 2015 The February issue of Wine & Spirits is out and includes some very fine wines.…
December 31, 2014
Wine Spectator Insider Highlights for 2014
Wine Spectator Insider Semi-Annual Report Wine Spectator Insider December 31, 2014 France, Italy and California, as usual, dominated the Insider reports of the second half of 2014, as all are enjoying…
December 30, 2014
The Wine Advocate Reviews Marlborough
How to Make a Marlborough Quilt The Wine Advocate December 30th, 2014 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown Last year for the first time for the Wine Advocate, I decided to split my…
December 18, 2014
Bordeaux Offerings Reviewed by Wine Enthusiast
Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide Looks at Bordeaux Wine Enthusiast December 2014 91 pts/CELLAR SELECTION Clos Cantenac 2012 Saint-Emilion Big and bold, this new-wood-aged wine is developing well. With mint…