Wine Review Articles

Gentilini of Cephalonia: A Greek Winery of Worldwide Origins
Posted on August 2 2022
Cephalonia is one of the most important wine producing islands of the Ionian Sea. It’s mountainous with gravelly limestone soils and home to self-rooted vines grown in the island’s highlands. This small island is home to 43 native grape varieties, … Continue reading →

Flora Springs’ Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons: New Releases
Posted on July 28 2022
Flora Springs is one of the Napa Valley’s storied wineries. Located at the base of the Mayacamas mountain range in Napa Valley, it became famous in the 1990s, especially for its Cabernet Sauvignon. We reviewed Flora Springs wines earlier this … Continue reading →

Spanish Wines from ARAEX Grands
Posted on July 27 2022
In pre-Covid times we had lunch at Manhattan’s Tribeca Grill with Javier Ruiz de Galarreta, the founder and CEO of ARAEX Grands, and Michel Rolland, the French enologist who has influenced winemaking all over the world. ARAEX Grands is a … Continue reading →

Ktima Gerovassiliou of Macedonia
Posted on July 26 2022
Ktima Gerovassiliou was established in 1981 by renowned Greek winemaker Evangelos Gerovassiliou. The winery is located on the slopes of Epanomi, several kilometers from the city of Thessaloniki and 4 km from the sea. Its vineyards stretching over 80 hectares … Continue reading →

2018 Vintage Releases from Paso Robles’ The Farm Winery
Posted on July 23 2022
The Farm Winery is one of a growing number of new boutique wineries in the Paso Robles AVA that are producing limited quantities of outstanding hand-crafted wines. The winery is owned and operated by old friends and Stanford Business School … Continue reading →