What would you expect from a wine called “Besieged”—over-the-top alcohol, tannins that grip like a masseuse with a mean streak, acid that bites like a
Category: Wine Reviews
Budget Wine: Marchigue Carmenere Reserva Colchagua Valley 2012
I am a fan of unusual wines, especially when they are inexpensive. With the hundreds if not thousands of wines available on any city block,
Ageing Report: Seghesio Sangiovese 2007
The vast majority of wine reviews are about recently released wines, and for good reason. The purpose of most wine reviews is to guide consumers,
Budget Wine: Skeleton Malbec Mendoza 2013
There is a debate among wine critics about whether we should write negative reviews. Most say they don’t have time to waste on bad wine.
Wine Review: Antinori Solaia Toscana IGT 1999
Drinking an iconic wine is in some respects like watching McCartney or Jagger perform—it is as much about the past as it is the present,
Budget Wine: Bodegas Faustino Rioja 2010
We’re fascinated by novelty forever chasing the next new thing until innovation itself seems routine. And so when we encounter something old school, really old
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 