Edna Valley Vineyard Merlot

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Fun, fruity, opulent, and gently priced, this will make a mid-week meal feel like a weekend on the town. Rich, meaty and fruity aromas waft up from the glass, the crisp end of a prime rib, a touch of smoke, and cherry sauce. Boysenberry leads on the palate, settling into

Allegrini Palazzo della Torre

David Honig
Wine Reviews
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Complex and chewy, this wine is worth twice the price and should be paired with a fine steak. Leather, bacon fat, plums, and black currant all show on a delicious nose. It is full-bodied and leathery, with very fine grained tannins and rich black fruit. A touch of licorice joins

Bear Flag Zinfandel

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Dusty cherry and vanilla come through on the nose. The palate adds blueberry and pastry, a voluptuous mouthful and a great big wine, at 15.3% alcohol. It calls for meat, lots of meat, preferably something cooked outside on a skewer. Highly Recommended. 90 points. DBH WHO: Bear Flag WHAT: Zinfandel

Argiano “Non Confunditur” Rosso Toscano

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The color is a beautiful, bright garnet. Aromas of earthy red fruit and leather come out on the nose. Black cherry, black raspberry, and dark chocolate lead on the palate, with leather and tobacco on the mid-palate and tart fruit on the finish. This is a wine that calls for

Renato Ratti Battaglione

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Fruit-forward and full of zing, this wine begs to be on the table. Blackberry, tomato, and herbs roil up from the glass. Firm and fleshy, with more acid than tannin, blackberry and raspberry have a touch of tomato in the background, and herbs and zing on the finish. Drink with

Dutton Goldfield Rosé of Pinot Noir

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This pale coral gem has a lovely nose, fragrant with strawberries. Strawberries, with raspberry and rhubarb singing back-up, get an acid backbone like a spritz of lime. This will pair beautifully with salmon, especially Copper River Salmon, if you can get it. Highly Recommended. 92 points. DBH WHO: Dutton Goldfield

Dutton Goldfield Pinot Blanc

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This somewhat disjointed, but ultimately interesting, Pinot Blanc will pair well with a ride range of foods. The color is a very pale straw. A shy nose has hints of tropical fruits and melon. It is more forward on the palate, with melon and guava backed by lemon pith. The

2016 Masseria Li Veli Askos Susumaniello Salento IGT

Fabian Jauregui
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Susumaniello, whose name is a reference to its productivity (literally it means "loading up the donkey" or something close to that), has been around for years, but has only recently come into prominence in Puglia, especially in monovarietal wines. It actually is the offspring of Garganega, the main white grape