Maya Kaczorowski

9.1

Very smooth. Very nice — 7 years ago

Maya Kaczorowski

9.2

Strong flavour, almond. — 7 years ago

James Forsyth

9.1

Waltham is a town in the suburbs of Boston, near where Cara's mother lives. Its high street has both Dollar Shops and little boutiques. Its eateries include both inexpensive Cuban diners and hip new restaurants. Red Bird is one such place with its chic decor and unfussy new American dishes. The menu could have been guessed at well ahead of time: beet salad, Brussels, hangar steak. The chicken entree included a spiced apple bread pudding. Tasty but would have been more so served later in the meal with some Creme Anglais. Quantities were enormous.

Decent Massachusetts restaurants often have a common shortcoming: their wine list. Made worse by the illegality of corkage. The options were limited to around ten reds. A Chianti I've never heard of. A Bulgheri wine I've never heard of. A couple of Californian wines I've never heard of. And then there was a Damilano Barolo for $150. No thank you.

With some under the table research on Delectable and Vinous I chose this Oregon Pinot Noir from Averaen. Ripe red cherries but with nice freshness. Sustains well and gained complexity with air. (On an aside, I asked for the bottle to be cooled a little and it made the world of difference.) "Bottled by Banshee" on the label boded well as I'm a fan of what this Sonoma producer is doing, especially for the price. — 8 years ago

with Cara

Hannah

9.0

Delicious wine with a friend. My first petite Shiraz! Def my fav red wine so far. Fruity but not sweet, low tannin, med acidity. Really yummy! Love the label! — 9 years ago

Matthee Curtis

9.2

So good! Good amount of flavor with some sourness. — 9 years ago

Peter French

9.8

Incredible. Red fruit and funk on the nose, drinks light and refreshing. — 10 years ago

Oksen Baris

9.0

Great find at whole foods — 7 years ago

Ivy Gardner

10

Wow. Just wow. — 7 years ago

Lauren Vance

Buyer Whole Foods Market Oakland

9.0

Balance between old & new. Oak and malo give you the butter/popcorn, but coupled with a nice acid backbone, fair minerality and some bright green apple — 8 years ago

Ryan Nicholson

9.2

Very enjoyable, light, Sonoma coast Pinot. WE left with a bottle of their Barlow vineyard that was an easy 9.7 — 8 years ago

Mary Jane Dean

9.0

Light and crisp. Watermelon. Crisp finish. Had it with shrimp stir fry. — 8 years ago

Ashley Zellmer

9.1

Smooth! Wine tasting with Dal in Healdsburg — 9 years ago

John De Felice

9.0

As side project from the Banshee guys. A very good Zin. Rich but not jammy. Raspberry, blackberry and black pepper. — 9 years ago

Tim Dowling

9.3

Soft and sublime, nice fruit with a hint of moss delicious and light — 7 years ago

A-M

9.3

Surprisingly grapefruity. Different to the rosé of pinot noir. Delish. — 7 years ago

Ruth Barnard

9.1

Very good Purchased at O'Briens after wine tasting there — 8 years ago

David From The 504

9.1

One of my favorite chards for the price, a little bit of spice on the front, crisp, pairs, apples and touch of sweetness. Very clean all the way through — 8 years ago

Sarah Stierch

Food & Wine Editor Sonoma Valley Sun

9.1

Delightful. — 9 years ago

Suhaib Abdali

9.2

From Healdsburg. Very smooth, tasty. Not very floral. — 9 years ago

Ty' Moalic

8.9

Riche longueur et intensité impressionnante.
Fut de Pedro — 10 years ago