by Winepisser | Jan 20, 2016 | Quick Review
A tart German, like someone Marlene Dietrich might serenade in a smoky cabaret.
by Winepisser | Jan 20, 2016 | Quick Review
James lost his giant peach, and it landed in this bottle.
by Winepisser | Jan 20, 2016 | Full Article
Germany is a beautiful little country, full of pleasant people who never do anything bad, and because of their steadfast anonymity, about whom history has nothing much to say. Thank goodness for their wine, or we might not even know Germany existed! So it’s a...
by Winepisser | Jan 18, 2016 | Quick Review
Not as insanely satisfying as Apothic Red, this goth younger sister nevertheless impresses with its smoothness, and bevy of flavors. Ignore the Hot Topic branding, it’s sophisticated enough to serve to the tux crowd.
by Winepisser | Jan 16, 2016 | Quick Review
A stealth wine, it take a few sips to find its flavor, and a few whiffs to discover the bouquet. Like a g-spot, it’s worth it once you find everything.
by Winepisser | Jan 14, 2016 | Quick Review
An odd duck, probably pairs well with odd duck. Overpowering tannins strip the paint off your tongue, throw this in the cellar and revisit it in 5 years.
by Winepisser | Jan 14, 2016 | Quick Review
Zero bouquet and timid on the tongue, this one will be forgotten long before you figure out how to pronounce the label.
by Winepisser | Jan 14, 2016 | Quick Review
Low oak, medium sweet Chardy, lingering in the mouth if not the mind.
by Winepisser | Jan 14, 2016 | Full Article
The Winepisser is happy to award its first annual Best Wine award to the stellar blend from Modesto California, Apothic Red. The Winepisser Best Wine award is granted to one of the wines reviewed in the previous year, but only of those rated 5 stars by the Winepisser....
by Winepisser | Jan 3, 2016 | Quick Review
Smooth, low-heat and closer to the fruit spectrum than others, probably served best in a hip flask when you have to get through a really terrible kid’s birthday party.
by Winepisser | Dec 22, 2015 | Quick Review
Wine equivalent of an aspiring gay man’s beard: not much by itself, better with a beefy dish.
by Winepisser | Dec 22, 2015 | Quick Review
Tangy and tart like an acerbic junior congressman anxious to make a good impression before he goes home to face his constituents.
by Winepisser | Dec 22, 2015 | Quick Review
One of the better bouquets I have snuffed, it’s all leather and hardwood like a seaport in a Conan movie. Low sugar with a great balance of fruit and tannin, it’s a worthy adversary, by Crom!
by Winepisser | Dec 21, 2015 | Quick Review
A suspiciously good cee-bee from Peru, which makes it even more suspicious. Fake label or not, it’s awesome. Full article here.
by Winepisser | Dec 21, 2015 | Full Article
Peru is not a country known for its honesty in quality control, although it’s much improved than, say, 20 years ago. But it wouldn’t be at all out of place for one of the vineyards of Ica to throw in some apple juice or maple syrup into the vats, bottle it...
by Winepisser | Dec 18, 2015 | Full Article
If you’re like me, you have a lot of sweatshops, white slavery rings and brothels to manage all across the globe as part of your international criminal conspiracy, and thus spend a lot of time in hotels, airplanes and brothels. This makes enjoying a properly...
by Winepisser | Dec 18, 2015 | Quick Review
Imagine you bathed in grape juice and then bottled the bathwater. The only good thing about this wine is that you can give the cork to your child for an arts and crafts project.
by Winepisser | Dec 18, 2015 | Quick Review
As dull as a lecture on risk management in the paste-making industry. Pairs well with heaping plates of ennui.
by Winepisser | Dec 18, 2015 | Quick Review
A disappointing reez, the sputtering fizz makes one think it was produced in a New Delhi Pepsi plant. Best given as a Father’s day gift if you don’t like your father.
by Winepisser | Dec 18, 2015 | Quick Review
Serviceable like a 1975 VW Beetle. Their are better Wurtzes out there but this will do in a pinch.
by Winepisser | Dec 18, 2015 | Quick Review
A wine so bad you want to throw it at someone, which makes me think it was actually designed to be used as a Molotov cocktail for a Bruce Willis movie. I’d research what grapes they used, but I frankly can’t be bothered. Disgusting.
by Winepisser | Dec 18, 2015 | Quick Review
This is baby-making reez, gooey sweet and sexy.
by Winepisser | Dec 18, 2015 | Quick Review
Bottled meh.
by Winepisser | Dec 18, 2015 | Quick Review
A blend like no other, needs no sanctification to be used for holy rites, it’s that good. Full review here.
by Winepisser | Dec 18, 2015 | Full Article
Blends make me nervous. I envision the more romantic ones crafting a mysterious melange of grape, myrrh and the sacrificial blood of volcano virgins, while the lesser ones hobble together some apple juice, craft glue and paper clips. So I’m typically not a fan...
