Katie

9.1

McKenzie Christmas party — 2 years ago

Robert Rothfield

9.4

Electric....very young but ready for business — 4 years ago

Maya Kaczorowski

9.2

Strong flavour, almond. — 6 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. — 6 years ago

with Cara

Jim Stehli

8.9

Crisp clean apple and stone. Fairly nice. — 7 years ago

Jodi Suguitan

9.4

Great Pinot from Sonoma coast, delicious. — 7 years ago

with Luke

Ashley Gainer Slade

9.5

Our go to favorite. Always smooth and easy to drink. Can regularly go through bottles when we have friends over to dinner. — 3 years ago

Lane Rosenberry

8.9

Super soft, really a finesse Pinot - French style of terrior driven Pinot — 4 years ago

Ivy Gardner

10

Wow. Just wow. — 6 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 — 6 years ago

Hadley Lyman

8.9

I love these guys. For real, I love them. — 6 years ago

Sarah Stierch

Food & Wine Editor Sonoma Valley Sun

9.1

Delightful. — 7 years ago

Paul Mabray

Founder VinTank

8.9

Interesting tropical flavors with tons and tons of pressed pineapple and lemon peel. — 7 years ago

with Angelica

Adam Wright

9.6

Been holding onto this one for a couple of years. Not as much oyster shell as when we tasted it, but still so delicious. Stay safe Sonoma. — 4 years ago

with Catherine

Maya Kaczorowski

9.1

Very smooth. Very nice — 6 years ago

A-M

9.3

Surprisingly grapefruity. Different to the rosé of pinot noir. Delish. — 6 years ago

Alex Kovtun

9.2

Balanced cab. Silky tannins with notes of cherry, leather, tobacco. Long finish. Tastes more like a Pinot Noir. Would recommend — 6 years ago

Ruth Barnard

9.1

Very good Purchased at O'Briens after wine tasting there — 7 years ago

Brady Crandall

9.2

So good. 👌 — 7 years ago

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! — 7 years ago