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Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs Vintage Brut 2014

By Sean Mitchell / September 20, 2018

This is a very good sparkling wine from Schramsberg in California. The appellation is North Coast. Should the name prove […]

By Sean Mitchell / April 9, 2017

This is the second vintage I’ve tasted of Ravenswood’s zinfandel, and there’s an evenness to this wine. I found myself

By Sean Mitchell / March 25, 2017

This is a delicious wine from Robert Mondavi in the Napa Valley. There are a few versions of this label

By Sean Mitchell / January 10, 2017

You don’t see too much Californian pinot noir in Australia. Here’s an excuse to have a closer look. This wine

By Sean Mitchell / August 27, 2016

I tasted these two wines in sequence, the former Bordeaux slightly lacking in charm, and the latter Cali cab being

By Sean Mitchell / April 13, 2014

Conundrum is a “proprietary” red blend, meaning that the grape varieties apparently do not appear on the label or even

By Sean Mitchell / February 3, 2014

From California, this is a fairly even handed style of zinfandel. It has aromatics of pepper, spice and anise. The