Wine Spectator: This firm, intense and rustic red offers chewy tannins woven into the core dark berry, black licorice, cedar-nutmeg and roasted herb notes. Syrah, Petite Sirah and Grenache. B...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Calera's 2011 Pinot Noir Central Coast wafts from the glass with freshly cut flowers, sweet red berries and mint. This is a fairly laid-back vintage for the wine, with less of...

Wine & Spirits: Scents of ripe apples and quince provide a broad frame for this generous, texturally pleasing gris. On the palate it feels round and rich, ending on a clean, brisk finish.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Green-tinged straw. High-pitched aromas of pear, candied lemon and mango, with slow-building spiciness. Very fresh and sappy, with deep but lithe orchard and tropical fruit ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright straw. High-pitched aromas of lime zest and lemongrass, with a deeper note of fig building in the glass. Dry, tightly wound flavors of tangy citrus fruits, white flow...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The Kessler 2009 Silvaner-Riesling displays luscious apricot and pineapple tinged with oregano, lemon grass, and salt, and seemingly underlain by wet stone. There is a strikin...

About this Wine: The Angel Rodriguez estate is given much of the credit for the preservation of the Verdejo grap

James Suckling: Blueberry and fresh mushrooms, with hints of earth. Medium-to-full body, with medium chewy tannins and a medium finish. A little austere. Second wine of Cantermerle, which mad...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Crushed rocks, pears, white peaches and hints of earthiness are some of the nuances that emerge from Scubla's 2010 Friulano. There is an understated, weightless expression to ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($31) Good, pale green-tinged yellow. Strong iodine and sulfide tones complicate bright lemon, grapefruit and dried herb aromas, with a delicate smokiness adding depth. Pear, ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2011 Muga Rose is a blend of around 60% Garnacha, 30% Viura and 10% "other" varieties and Jorge Muga was at pains to point out that the vines are specifically cultivated f...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Dense ruby/purple, with an unctuously sweet kiss of blackberry jam intermixed with raspberries, cherries, licorice, incense and forest floor, the complex aromatics are followe...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The Gobelsburg 2010 Gruner Veltliner Steinsetz - which wasn't picked until mid-November - unites textural richness with refreshment, pithy piquancy, and mineral impingement. C...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Con Class Verdejo (100%) was made from 80-120-year-old organically farmed vines planted on pure chalk. Jasmine, mineral, stone fruit, and tropical notes inform the no...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Marques de Murrieta owns an estate in Rias Baixas where Albarino is produced. The 2010 Pazo Barrantes Albarino is a fragrant white that spent several months on its lees. Aroma...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Light yellow. High-pitched aromas of lime, lemongrass, quinine and chalk dust, with a pear skin nuance in the background. Fleshy and smooth on entry, then firmer in the mid-...

Wine Spectator: Enticing aromas of raspberry and flowers introduce this supple, elegant red. As the raspberry and cherry flavors unfold, moderate tannins bolster the finish. Drink now through...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: This big time sleeper of the vintage is a blend of 50% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc. An outstanding effort, it boasts a dense ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Pinot Grigio Jesera is very nicely done. A rich, textured fabric of varietal fruit caresses the palate in this generous, expansive white. For the first time I note a ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: No tasting note was given.