Category: Wine Reviews

2013 Domaine des Costes Rouges, Marcillac Rouge “Tandem” Mansois, South West, France. A tiny country estate in the wilds of southwest France, the Domaine des Costes Rouge is a wife…

2010 Uccelliera, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy. There is a lot of intense hype about the 2010 vintage Brunello wines, the expectations are sky high and many critics are…

2013 Domaine Auguste Clape, Le Vin des Amis, Vin de France, Rhone Red, France. The Kermit Lynch imported star of Cornas, (the) Domaine A. Clape makes some of the world’s…

n.v. Sebastien Branger, Eclipse, Brut Sparkling Melon, Muscadet, Loire Valley, France. Along with his father, Sebastien makes a few hundred cases of this glorious bubbly, all handcrafted method traditionnelle from…

2013 Weingut Knoll, Gruner Veltliner, Loibner Wachau, Federspiel, Austria. The Emmerich Knoll wines always impress and are some of Austria’s most beautiful expressions of Riesling and Gruner Veltliner, and these…

2012 Domaine Coche-Dury, Meusault AC, White Burgundy, France. Fantastically rare, wildly priced and insanely desired the Coche white Burgundies are the absolute best there is, it is always a special…

2012 Hoopes, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley. I was turned on to the Hoopes wines by Tim Gaiser MS, and while I liked the 2010 and 2011 wines, the 2012’s are…

2011 Domaine Chandon de Briailles, Savigny-les-Beaune, Les Lavieres, Premier Cru Red Burgundy, France. This gorgeous Pinot Noir from Chandon de Briailles shows the total commitment to quality this domaine strives…

2011 Domaine Amido, Lirac “Hommage” Rhone Valley, France. This small estate in the Rhone, is really an exceptional find, they make delicious wines and offer great value, mostly from Lirac,…

2012 Delaire Graff Estate, Botmanskop, Proprietary Red, Stellenbosch, South Africa. South Africa has some old vineyards and makes some great wines, and even though I don’t get to taste much…