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Cloudy in color, with tart rhubarb aromas. The palate shows some acidity and tang, with pink grapefruit flavors offering a shrill kick. But overall the wine has seen better days and has become limite…

A rush of zippy, fresh fruit and spice aromas recommends this white from New York, offering the kind of clean fruit flavors and minerality that makes this region unique. The wine lacks real complexit…

A well structured Cab with plenty of cassis, blackberry and black cherry aromas and flavors. Subtly smoky vanilla, herbal and roasted coffee notes complement the fruit on the palate. The mouthfeel is…

A bit too much new American oak was thrown at this crianza, leaving minty, drying aromas that veer into the butter and dill range. The palate is largely fresh and balanced, with peppery red-fruit fla…

Here's a crisp and perky white wine from the largely unexplored wine region of Liguria in northern Italy. It offers easy aromas of citrus, apple and brimstone.

Apple and spice aromas come in front of a soft palate. Melony flavors are short on zest and finish abruptly.

Made from Pinot Noir, this is an orange-tan color and offers dried, oxidized aromas of orange and tangerine. Foamy and coarse on the palate, with a sour-orange flavor, it finishes without much verve.

Yeasty, candied aromas rest in front of a foamy palate that lacks polish. This tastes like 7-Up and fresh grass, with sweet, yeasty, green-herb flavors that dissipate quickly on the finish.

Mulchy aromas are not uncommon for rosé from Penedès. This feels full, pulpy and citrusy, with fleshy weight. Orange and grapefruit flavors finish quick.

Simple cherry aromas with notes of cinnamon and chlorinated pool open this light-colored but blocky Pinot Noir. It tastes salty and sweet, with generic plum and red-fruit flavors. Very little flavor…

Simple earthy notes interspersed with faint cherry aromas open this pleasant, good-value Pinot Noir from the south of France. The blueberry-flavored palate shows riper fruit than is typical for Burgu…

A luminous hue segues to aromas of stone fruit and honey to create a well-priced white wine from Friuli. The wine feels lean and tonic in the mouth and has pretty fruit flavors.

A solid, straightforward red that is immediately approachable and extremely drinkable. It's satiny in texture, with red fruit aromas and flavors of cherry, raspberry and rhubarb supported by hints of…

Boasts pristine if somewhat one-dimensional fruit aromas of green apples and limes and the flavors follow a similar pattern. It's sweet yet tart, showing decent balance in a lemonade-like way. A lawn…

This is a ripe and jammy expression of Nero d'Avola with plush cherry fruit and thick aromas of blackberry, prune and cassis syrup. It's a simple, no-fuss wine with bold fruit flavors.

Front-loaded with gooseberry and feline aromas and flavors, this Sauvignon Blanc will appeal to those who like those New Zealand-like notes. It also has richer flavors of Meyer lemons and limes.

Baked, earthy berry and herbal aromas turn murky and suggest animal as this breathes. A wiry, pulling palate with clipped acidity and hard tannins tastes of tart plum, tomato, herbs and grass. While…

This rustic, herbal Tinto Fino has tarry blackberry and cassis aromas that turn horsey, minty and herbal on a nose that struggles to hold up. After hinting at savory berries, flavors turn green, bitt…

You almost need to lean into the glass to perceive this wine's faint citrus, candlewax and herb aromas, which show some reduction. It's equally subtle on the palate and lacks concentration.

Mealy apple and orange custard aromas set the stage for this ripe, fleshy white. There's a roundness to the mouthfeel, as those notes continue through to the palate, though the finish offers a pithy…

This wine delivers light herb and citrus aromas. The flavors seem washed out, lacking cohesion. It comes off as quite generic.

Here is a fresh expression of Pinot Bianco from the Lombardy region of northern Italy that exhibits sweet aromas of peach and apricot followed by almond honey and white flower. In the mouth, this cri…

From Trentino in northern Italy, this Riesling has delicate aromas of acacia flower, honey and pear. The lean palate shows hints of beeswax, honey and tropical fruit flavors that finish abruptly.

Herbal red plum and raspberry aromas are jammy yet fresh. This feels a bit scratchy up front, then creamy on the back palate. Flavors of lactic plum and cherry emphasize oak, while the finish is brig…