Wine Review Articles

Blue Rock Vineyards: New Releases from Sonoma County
Posted on February 1 2023
Blue Rock Vineyard is a small artisanal winery in Alexander Valley that produces high quality, hand-crafted Bordeaux-inspired wines and Pinot Noir from Sonoma County grapes. The owner of the winery is Kenny Kahn, pictured here. Kenny is a passionate vigneron … Continue reading →

New Releases from South Africa’s Tokara Winery
Posted on January 26 2023
Located on the crest of the Helshoogte pass outside Stellenbosch, Tokara is one of South Africa’s most beautiful wineries with views of mountain vineyards from its tasting room. Established in the early 1990s by financier GT Ferreira, Tokara cultivates 62 … Continue reading →

The New Wave Montefalco Wines of Cantina Cocco
Posted on January 24 2023
Winemaker Ilaria Coco established this boutique Montefalco estate in 2008 and released her first vintage in 2014. She makes her Sagrantino Montefalco with a feminine touch. The wines are non-traditional in that they are especially fresh and easy to drink … Continue reading →

Arnaldo Caprai: Montefalco’s Champion of Sagrantino
Posted on January 20 2023
We’ve had the opportunity to taste several vintages of Arnaldo Caprai’s Montefalco wines over the past year in Montefalco, Seattle, and Washington DC. These tastings as well as those of other producers lead us to conclude that this estate, led … Continue reading →

Hedges Family Estate: Grand Reserve Red Mountain/La Haute Cuvée 1996-2019 Vertical Tasting
Posted on January 18 2023
For aficionados of Washington’s most prestigious AVA for Cabernet Sauvignon, this tasting in Seattle was a delicious retrospective of Hedges top wine from 1996-2019. Few Washington wineries are old enough to provide a vertical set of wines spanning 25 years … Continue reading →