Category: Wine Reviews
The Volcano Beckons: A Return to Etna
Few things on this earth are more symbolic of change than a volcano itself. As their intermittent cataclysms reshape the
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/3/24
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/25/24
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/18/24
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California Sauvignon Blanc Is Tasty, But at What Price?
This week I covered California Sauvignon Blanc in my monthly tasting column for Jancis Robinson. In service of that, I
Sonoma and Napa Get Savvier
I try to keep up with as much of what’s going on in the wine world as I can. I
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/11/24
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A Look at the 2022 Vintage Through the Lens of Premiere Napa Valley
Regular readers will doubtless be aware that one of my yearly… efforts involves spending most of the day tasting barrel
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/4/24
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 1/28/24
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Vinography Images: Elbow Grease
Punchdowns work a little differently when your fermentation vessel is a Talha, a terra cotta amphora about your size. You
California’s Top Zinfandels: Tasting at ZAP 2024
Gone are the days when 500 Zinfandel producers and 8000 members of the trade and public would descend upon both
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 1/21/23
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Tasting The Ghost Grape: A Deep Look at Pignolo
What virtues are there to be found in obscurity? Don’t ask a hipster. They’ll just roll their eyes and go
West Coast Trousseau
An obscure grape found in the Jura region of France and in the Douro region of Portugal has become indelibly
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 1/14/24
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/31/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/24/23
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The Wines of COS and the Soul of Vittoria, Sicily
Most wine lovers are fated to fall in love with far more wines and wineries than they will manage to
