Lisa F

10

Bought on my girls trip. Free sample from when we took a detour through the hotel lobby — 6 years ago

Jason McLaren

9.3

Solid full bodied Pinot — 7 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.0

Really interesting ! Fleshy Rhône with tannins. Plum, white pepper, leather. Plummy fruit fades with oxidation which takes this down a fascinating detour. — 9 years ago

with Alsu

Jeremiah

9.0

Delightful and crisp blanc de Cabernet--white wine made from red Cabernet Sauvignon grapes--bright acidity, citrus forward, slight minerality, vivid notes of passion fruit, overall definitely worth a detour from our staple of Sauvignon blancs — 9 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.1

This is a Beaujolais that you serve to naysayers. Complex aromatics of earth, iron, smoke and red fruit. Paves your mouth with minerals and tart fruits . Takes a slight detour on the finish but I believe that is due to the wine's structure and not a flaw. It will be fascinating to watch the remaining bottles develop over the next 5 to 8 years. — 10 years ago

David Traynor

Assistant Winemaker Vin du Lac Winery

9.0

Quick detour for some walla2 juice — 11 years ago

rafal federowicz

9.3

worth detour... <3 — 7 years ago

Diane Kessler

9.2

A knockout wine. The nose shows florals, tree bark, and dark fruit. The palate is all about balance. Unmistakably California with ripe fruit intertwined with anise and earth, layered beneath the firm structure. The finish is lush and long with a bit of dark chocolate. I usually stick to my regulars, the Napa stalwarts, but this was a nice detour. — 7 years ago

Kelly Carlin

9.2

Weird wine for dark times. Briny, iodine, very subtle melon. Picked it up at the Adega co-op near Sintra. Well-worth the detour. — 9 years ago

Carly DeFilippo

9.2

Tones of dark fruit and earthy spice. A detour for someone who is generally more interested in lesser-known regions than Bordeaux // 2001 to celebrate the 15th birthday of DB Bistro — 9 years ago

James Ellis

9.1

Take a detour the long way round and enjoy this double IPA. She's real niiice! — 10 years ago

Kate Kranz Jordan

9.0

Spontaneous detour to the Hungarian kosher market in Chicago yielded this gem from Israel. Unique blend, huge flavor. L'Chayim! — 11 years ago

Shelley Esson

9.3

Surprising cocoa notes add a lovely savory core. — 11 years ago

with Jeff

Stuart Dershaw

9.2

This was a blockbuster chard recomended by sommelier at the Grove in Auckland (worthy of a detour) — 7 years ago

Lou Sab

8.9

Full flavor... — 9 years ago

Rashit ismail

9.0

Elegant wine Achaval Ferrer use to offer only high priced wine when I visited the winery in Mendoza in 2011. Now they do also more affordable wines in the 29 dollar range, Cab and Malbec. Worth a detour — 9 years ago

Tim Goodman

8.9

Very good, very big - a kind if detour or rerouting of my taste buds back to a different time (drinking so many more natural wines with lower alcohol content these days). But still lovely. — 9 years ago

Sarah Groseclose

9.0

Found at the wine tasting 🍷 — 10 years ago

David Bowler Wine

9.5

In 2000, Frank Prial wrote in his NY Times' column that Maranges was poised to become "more than a detour into obscurity, thanks to one of the most coveted forms of recognition a wine can have in France: an appellation." At the time, it was Burgundy's newest AOC. 15 years later, Maranges remains in the outer boroughs in the mind of the American wine-drinking public. If there's one winemaking duo who can change that it's the Chevrot brothers, Pablo and Vincent. They are building on the reputation their parents established (also noted in Prial's column) and the current vintage tasted just last week in France is positively brimming with life and energy. Until those arrive, the 2012 Croix Moines is drinking beautifully, full of bramble and solid Burgundian earth. Who says there's no values left in Burgundy?! — 10 years ago

Andrew Stover

Sommelier/Wine Director Oya &amp; Sei, Wine Blogger ChiefWino, Founder Vino50

9.7

2012 Detour Pinot Noir, #Willamette Valley, #Oregon. Classic Oregon Pinot at a great price. Aromas of violet petals, ripe black cherry and cranberry intertwined with wet forest floor and vanilla spice. Soft & Round. #wine #sommelier — 11 years ago