Category: wine mini-reviews

I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format. They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of (mostly) currently available wines (click here for the skinny on how to read…

2019 Dow’s Vale do Bomfim (Douro): An appealing package of spicy, chewy, brambly, affordable, fruity fun. $14 B

2020 Schlink Haus Riesling (Nahe): A little simple peck on the cheek, wearing sweet lemon drop lip balm. $11 B-

2015 Casanova di Neri ‘Rosso-Irrosso di Casanova di Neri’ Sant’Antimo (Tuscany): Whoa. That’s a lot of vivacity… Like battery acid levels of it. $28 B+

2015 Badia a Coltibuono ‘Roberto Stucchi RS’ Cultusboni (Chianti Classico): Still in fighting form! Maybe RS stands for Retains Freshness? $16 B

2020 Marchesi Alfieri ‘Alfiera’, Barbera d’Asti Superiore (Piedmont): This is pretty big. It’s also pretty tasty, and pretty dark (for Asti B, that is). $25 B+

NV Cockburn’s No. 1 Special Reserve Port (Portugal): Getting the job done with rich, baking spice-laden flair. $20 B

NV Piper-Heidsieck Cuvee Brut (Champagne): Nutty, toasty, fruity, poised, and surprisingly up for a good time. $60 A-

2019 Tinto Pesquera Crianza (Ribera del Duero): This is all smoky, gamey, plummy goodness, with a side of warming spices. $28 B+…