Wine Reviews & Ratings

My wine reviews and ratings will help make buying wine in the Twin Cities less of a guessing game and more rewarding to you the consumer. My rating system uses a concrete system to determine the quality of a wine. Since I don't represent a wine shop, winery, or distributor I give you an independent, unbiased perspective on wines in the Twin Cities.

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Rating Sheet

Five Step Process

A Good Wine vs. A Bad Wine

Fun Food & Wine Pairings

The following symbols ($) will help identify the approximate price of each wine at a wine shop:

Under $10- $

$11 to $20- $$

$21 to $35- $$$

$36 to $60- $$$$

Over $60- $$$$$

Try some of the wines that I have reviewed and see if they match up with your palate. All of my wine tastings are going to feature highly rated wines.

Wineglas is the only true wine reviewer in the Twin Cities. You won't find a bunch of advertising on my web site for $5 bottles of swill.

FEATURED SELECTION OF THE mONTH

2006 Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley - USA, California, Napa Valley (2/12/2010)
Medium purple. Nose with cherries, oak, and vanilla. On the palate classic toasted oak, vanilla, cherry, plums, and spice. Tannins are well represented here and paired with steak it was perfect. Really nice finish and it adds a floral element. For $15.83 on a case purchase a non brainer to have as an everyday Cab. Only the Waterstone 05 is better for this price point in the last year for me. (91 pts.)

Morelli's St. Paul $16.77 Wow price!

2005 Château Lascombes - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux (1/23/2010)
Sampled at 2 times during the tasting. At first a nice wine but not great. I decanted this wine for 3 hours and it needed another 2 at least. Dark color and a nose of mineral, cassis, coffee and spices. Palate is intense and really features a nice balance of fruit and earth components. This wine shows a massive finish and as many have noted not Margaux style but it is a great wine. Certainly a cellar for 10 plus years wine. (94 pts.)

Price does not determine quality. I get a lot of people rave about Silver Oak but I have wines that are better at a fourth of the price.