Review: Bell Spring Winery 2018 Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc plantings may be declining in France and California, but that’s ok, places like Texas and South Africa are more than happy...
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Unchartedwines
- Apr 14, 2021
- 1 min
Review: Lemon Creek Pinot Noir Rosé
Southwest Michigan does not get the attention the Mission Peninsula and Leelanau Peninsula do, but we find their wines to be solid and...
Unchartedwines
- Apr 5, 2021
- 1 min
Review: Hive and Barrel Hibiscus Mead
Kentucky’s Hive and Barrel Meadery has been making mead and cider in the Louisville suburbs for a decade. Their meads tend towards the...
Unchartedwines
- Mar 26, 2021
- 1 min
Review: Duplin Carolina Red
In many areas of the country, wine shoppers will never see muscadine wine on the shelf. A specialty of the Southeast United States,...
Unchartedwines
- Mar 17, 2021
- 1 min
Review: 2015 Domaine Vetriccie Corse Rouge
Sicily seems to be getting all the love these days from fans of off the beaten path grapes, and why shouldn’t it? Full of indigenous...
Unchartedwines
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Review: Urban Artifact Brut Fruit Tart Ale with Pinot Grigio Grapes
Beer/wine blends are nothing new, but often the sum is not better than the parts. When our tasting panel sat down with Urban Artifact’s...
Unchartedwines
- Mar 5, 2021
- 2 min
Review: Mountain View Vineyards Noiret
Mountain View Vineyards sits in the Poconos Mountains in the northeast part of the state. The Poconos are full of resorts, as well as...
Unchartedwines
- Feb 24, 2021
- 1 min
Review: Crafted Meadery Bananas Foster Forever
Crafted Meadery has been making meads since 2012. Located just outside of Akron, Ohio, they have an interesting and expansive lineup of...
Unchartedwines
- Feb 22, 2021
- 1 min
Review: 2017 Shalauri Kisi
We love tasting new grapes. We especially loving sitting down with indigenous grapes being grown or made in a traditional way. So when...
Unchartedwines
- Feb 15, 2021
- 1 min
Review: Vinkolet Sweet Jackie
Fruit wines are often a mixed bag. What those who drink only grape wines don't realize is they require a skilled hand that balances the...
Unchartedwines
- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
Review: 2018 Lvnea Ciliegiolo
If you are looking for a place full of indigenous varietals you won’t find anywhere else, you are heading to Italy (with a jaunt after...
Unchartedwines
- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
Review: Aspall Imperial English Cider
We make a point of championing cider here, and with good reason. For many colder climates, it is often a more reliable fruit than grapes...
Unchartedwines
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
Mead Review: Kurt's Apple Pie by Moonlight Meadery
If you are looking for a easy entry into Mead (and you should be), New Hampshire’s Moonlight Meadery is a good place to start....
Unchartedwines
- Jan 30, 2021
- 1 min
Review: 2017 Barboursville Vineyards Cabernet Franc Reserve
Virginia is one of the hottest wine regions right now. It is known for Viognier, Petit Manseng, Norton, and Cabernet Franc, but several...
Unchartedwines
- Jan 18, 2021
- 1 min
Review: Prairie Rose Meadery Vanilla Cinnamon
Necessity is indeed the mother of invention. And for as long as humans have joined together, they managed to ferment whatever local...
Unchartedwines
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
Review: 2019 Amber Natural Wine
We love reviewing orange and natural wines. While they sometimes are a bit too funky and out there, they are going to continue to demand...
Unchartedwines
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
Review: Mallow Run Estate Rosé
Located around 30 minutes south of Indianapolis, Mallow Run Winery has been gaining a lot of notice lately, and the quality of their...
Unchartedwines
- Jan 8, 2021
- 1 min
Review: Meadiocrity Foundation Traditional Mead
At their best, meads are a sublime blend of honey, alcohol, acidity, tannins, and sweetness. While heavily fruited and high ABV meads are...
Unchartedwines
- Jan 6, 2021
- 1 min
Review: 2018 Hermann J. Wiemer Riesling
Come for the Lake Seneca ambience, taste the other wines, but stay for the Rieslings at Hermann J. Wiemer. Nearly everything this winery...
Unchartedwines
- Dec 29, 2020
- 1 min
Review: 2015 Huber Generations
Since its first vintage in 1978, Huber Winery has become a Hoosier agritourism conglomerate, with over a half a million annual visitors...