Finding the best dry Riesling in the Finger Lakes is like choosing between great films. If you stick to the best producers, those concerned with
Category: Wine Reviews
Budget Wine: Bodegas Volver Tarima Monastrell Alicante 2014
The nose on this wine shows ripe blackberry and cumin spice—and a pervasive background of wet newspaper. Hmm. Wet newspaper is evidence of TCA (trichloroanisole)
Wine Review: Ravines Cellars Pinot Noir Finger Lakes 2012
Fresh and delicate is the best way to describe the best Finger Lakes Pinot Noir. Simple, thin and under-ripe describe the worst. Although Pinot Noir
Budget Wine: La Fleur Du Roi Red Bordeaux 2012
This is what cheap Bordeaux should taste like. Simple plum with chocolate hints that peek around the funky earth that reminds me of decaying leaves
Wine Review: Lamoreaux Landing Gewurztraminer Finger Lakes 2015
I love Gewurztraminer, a wine so flamboyant it’s the drag queen of the wine world. But it grows well only in cool climates. The California
Budget Wine: Glen Ellen Reserve Chardonnay 2014
A classic cheap Chardonnay from California, this shows ripe pear, melon, and a little butterscotch. It’s advertised as “sunshine in a glass” and that is
