Willakenzie Estate 2016 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
Oregon’s wine industry growth has been notable and it’s smart for wine fans to watch their offerings. The vineyard count has roughly doubled in the past 15 years with wine […]
WillaKenzie 2018 Estate Pinot Gris
90 Points, Michael Rockich, AppellationsTen Pinot Gris does not possess a foreword characteristic flavor of a wine like Sauvignon Blanc, for example. While Pinot Gris flavors are more in the […]
Julia’s Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016 Cambria Estate Winery Santa Maria Valley
93 Points, Michael Rockich, AppellationsTen It is said beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, but this 2016 is undeniably a beauty recently lying in the soil at Cambria […]
Château Coutet’s Liquid Gold
This is a story of treasure. This treasure is a bit unconventional because it’s available to all. If I said “gold”, the pulse tends to quicken. So yes, “gold”! It’s […]
2018 Katherine’s Vineyard Chardonnay Cambria Estate Winery Santa Maria Valley
Cambria 2018 Katherine’s Vineyard Chardonnay (1) 90 points, AppellationsTen, Michael Rockich Katherine’s Vineyard 2018 Chardonnay from Cambria Estate Winery is quite a price performer! If you like Chardonnay, and who […]
2016 Angove Warboys Vineyard Shiraz McLaren Vale
2016 Angove Warboys Shiraz McLaren Vale (1) 92 points, AppellationsTen, Michael Rockich I have never had a bad bottle of Aussie Shiraz. In fact, every single one that I remember […]
Events Spinning the 2020 Wine World, January
Events in the world of wine are progressing at an increasingly breathless pace. AppellationsTen calls attention to current news that is shaping the wine world in some way. Take note […]
Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux – the 2020 Tasting of Vintage 2017
The US tour of the Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux (UGC) convened in January for 2020, as customary. Organized by Balzac Communications, the Bordelaise vignerons 133-member wineries brought their […]
2016 Angove Grenache Shiraz Warboys McLaren Vale
2016 Angove Grenache Shiraz Warboys Vineyard McLaren Vale (Credit Angove) 92 points, AppellationsTen, Michael Rockich Having tried Angove’s GSM (see my review January 2020) I was anxious to evaluate Angove’s […]
2016 Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre Angove Family Winemakers McLaren Vale
2016 Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre Angove Family WInemakers Credit Angove 90 points, AppellationsTen, Michael Rockich I have long been a fan of the GSM blend from France’s Rhone Valley. But that’s […]
