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.

Rating Sheet

Five Step Process

A Good Wine vs. A Bad Wine

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

Favorite Every Day Riesling

2007 Dr. Loosen "Dr. L" Mosel Estate Riesling $$

Color: Medium gold

Nose: Orange, mineral, floral

Taste: Slate, honey, sweet, pineapple, lemon

Finish: Short and smooth

Evaluation: The Dr. L is about as good as a $11 Riesling can get year in and year out 90 points

Hennepin Lake

2006 Zind Humbrecht Turckheim Herrenweg Alsace Riesling (Alsace) $$$$

Color: Dark yellow

Nose: Wow with floral, orange peel, spice, honey suckles

Taste: Floral, orange peel, spice, floral, honey suckles all perfectly balanced

Finish: Super concentrated wine with a powerful kick on this long finish

Evaluation: The best white to date from France 94 points Hennepin Lake

2 New Gems for under $7

2006 Columbia Crest Vineyard 10 White Wine (Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Semilion) $

Color: Light gold

Nose: Mineral, pear, peach, and intense

Taste: Sweet, golden apples, mineral, spice

Finish: Medium and intense with good acidity

Evaluation: Another winner for the best winery in the world under the $10 price point

89 points SEVERAL SHOPS

2006 Columbia Crest Vineyard 10 Red Blend (Syrah, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache and other) $

Color: Medium purple

Nose: Oak, plum, cherry, and Intense

Taste: Spice, oak, vanilla, mineral, plum, cherry

Finish: Intense and concentrated

Evaluation: Best red under $10 ever. Tastes like a $50 wine. 92 points SEVERAL SHOPS

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.