Vivier Wines, Napa: Current Releases
Most winemakers have some story of how they discovered wine. It’s quite commonplace in Europe to simply grow up in
Vinography Images: Santa Barbara Fog
Santa Barbara Fog SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA: Old historic heritage valley oak trees dot the vineyard landscape in Santa Ynez
The Essence of Wine: Bread
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch Science suggests that the smell of freshly baked bread calms us and stimulates the brain
Bonny Doon Vineyards: Syrah is not Dead, and Other Matters
There’s just something about Randall Grahm that demands only the use of adjectives pulled off of a rack clearly bearing
Vinography Images: Ready for Pruning
Ready for Pruning ALEXANDER VALLEY, CA: A Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard lays dormant during winter in Sonoma County. In a few
Vinography Unboxed: Week of October 22, 2012
Welcome to this week’s installment of my new feature, Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better wine samples
The Essence of Wine: Pears
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch Which is a better testament to its glory? That the oldest languages we know all
Hang Out With America’s Top Wine Writers. For Free.
One of the great perks of having been at this wine writing thing for some time involves my association with
A Conversation with Winemaker Ted Lemon
in Occidental, California, which was an intimate gathering of winemakers from what many call “The True” Sonoma Coast. In addition
Vinography Images: Sea of Vines
Sea of Vines ANDERSON VALLEY, CA: The Navarro Vineyards sign peeks out from a sea of vines in Mendocino County’s
The Essence of Wine: Umami
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch The fifth taste. The molecular expression of savory deliciousness that explains what bacon, chicken soup,
Just How Perfect is California’s 2012 Wine Vintage?
Most California winemakers are far too busy tending their bubbling tanks and barrels to hold press conferences at this time
Garagiste Winemakers Tasting: November 10, Paso Robles
One of my favorite pastimes involves tasting wines made by small winemakers who either are just beginning their journeys to
Vinography Images: Canadian Wine
Canadian Wine BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: A Canadian flag blows in the wind amongst the grapevines growing along the shore of
Vinography Unboxed: Week of October 7, 2012
Welcome to this week’s installment of my new feature, Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better wine samples
2012 Pinot on the River Festival: Oct 21, Healdsburg, CA
Now is a wonderful, if slightly manic time to be wandering around wine country. Harvest is, for some, complete, and
MORIC, Burgenland, Austria: Current Releases
One of the greatest pleasures in the life of the truly wine-curious emerges in the revelatory taste — that moment
The World’s Best Champagne?: Tasting Bubbly with The Masters of Wine
There was a time I didn’t care for Champagne. Now, a week doesn’t go by without me wishing I had
Vinography Images: The Old Barn
The Old Barn SONOMA COUNTY, CA: An old vineyard barn in the Russian River Valley shines in the afternoon summer
