Vinography Images: The Colors of a New Season
The Colors of a New Season A new, unfurling grape vine leaf is remarkably colorful when you look at it
Vinography Unboxed: Week of December 27th, 2014
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Vinography Images: Rich Skies
Rich Skies Rainclouds catch the last rays of a sunset over the rolling hills of Sonoma County in winter. INSTRUCTIONS:
Losing a Legend in Serge Hochar
On the last day of December, 2014, the wine world lost a legend, twenty years too soon. Serge Hochar, the
Flirting with the Ecstatic: The Wines of Nikolaihof, Austria
There are certain places in this world that feel as if they exist outside of time. Or perhaps they exist
Vinography Unboxed: Week of December 20, 2014
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A Grape By Any Other Name
That fabric of our lives, the culture in which we find ourselves immersed, remains a rich symbol of the lives,
Setting a New Bar for Oregon Pinot: Brittan Vineyards
Expressed briefly, making a great wine is rather simple. You find the right piece of ground; you put the right
Vinography Images: The Chaos of Crush
The Chaos of Crush A load of grapes enters a crusher destemmer in the midst of harvest in Sonoma County.
Vinography Unboxed: Week of December 13, 2014
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2014 – Worth Celebrating
Some years are unarguably more momentous than others. The question is whether we can really recognise them without the benefit
Vinography Images: New Growth
New Growth A grape tendril unfurls in a Sonoma County vineyard. All the rain this week has most of us
Vinography Unboxed: Week of December 7, 2014
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Holiday Gifts Worth Giving to Wine Lovers
Giving gifts to wine lovers during the holidays can be a royal pain. Especially if your recipient tends to have
A Life Indomitable: The Wines of Casal Santa Maria, Portugal
“I have been condemned to death four times,” says the man that everyone calls Senhor Baron with a smile that
Vinography Images: Lonely Berries
Lonely berries A lonely, stunted group of Cabernet Sauvignon berries pokes through the canopy in an Alexander Valley vineyard in
Come Taste Wine With Me at the Commonwealth Club: December 17, San Francisco
. As many of you know, I’ve been doing a series of events to both promote the book and to
What do You Really Smell in That Glass?
, that still doesn’t mean we can reliably stick our noses in a glass and figure out what it is
Vinography Images: Cold Snap
Cold Snap Most of America is experiencing the first serious cold front of the winter, and plenty of grape leaves
