The Essence of Wine: Nuts
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch Saying that our relationship with nuts goes back for some time dramatically understates the case.
West of West Wine Festival: August 3-5, Occidental, CA
Cool climate has become a popular catchphrase in the world of wine, thanks, in part, to global warming trends that
Vinography Images: Howell Mountain Fog
Howell Mountain Fog NAPA VALLEY, CA: A pine forest high on the slopes of Howell Mountain in the Napa Valley
The Screaming Secondary Wine Market
. Not only are the number of bottles that the domaine has to sell minuscule, but permission to be on
The Essence of Wine: Garrigue
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch Through crystalline blue skies, the sun all but drips onto your welcoming skin. With eyes
Weingut Fred Loimer, Kamptal, Austria: Current Releases
“This can’t be the way, there’s nothing out here,” I hear myself saying as my traveling companion and I dutifully
Hungarian Wine: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. My Notes From the 2012 Pannon Wine Challenge.
, a national competition for Hungarian wine. While this competition is not the sole national proving ground for Hungarian wines,
Vinography Images: Coastal Ridges
Coastal Ridges SONOMA COUNTY, CA: The coastal mountains of Dry Creek Valley near Healdsburg recede in a late summer afternoon
Syrah – The End of an Era?
For the past 20 years, the last weekend in April or the first weekend in May has always meant the
Vinography Images: Fingers in the Fog
Fingers in the Fog ALEXANDER VALLEY, CA: A dormant Sonoma County Zinfandel vineyard shrouded in fog offers the dark shapes
Winners of Pinot Days Ticket Contest
Last week, I wrote about the upcoming Pinot Days tasting in San Francisco, and offered to give away four pairs
Vinography Images: Grape Compost
Grape Compost FORT BRAGG, CA: Compost made from the leftover seeds and skins (aka pomace) are held in this Mendocino
The Essence of Wine: Lemon
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch Bright as sunshine, electric in its sour purity, lemon is one of life’s most essential
Italy’s Best Wines?: Highlights from the 2012 Tre Bicchieri Tasting
One of the pitfalls involved in blogging-as-therapy, as opposed to blogging-as-profession manifests as the paradox of too much content. If
Scenes from Auction Napa Valley 2012
, this weekend-long party serves to both celebrate Napa, it’s wines, and the lifestyle they represent, as well as do
2012 Pinot Days Tasting: June 14-16, San Francisco
There once was a time when the Pinot Days tasting was the new kid on the block in San Francisco.
Vinography Images: Cabernet Sprawl
Cabernet Sprawl NAPA VALLEY, CA: Cabernet Sauvignon grapevines grow quickly under the summer sun in a vineyard near Sterling Vineyard
You Can’t Make This Wine Shit Up!
Superstar rocker Maynard James Keenan, who recently decided Arizona wasn’t hot enough for making wine and moved to growing vines
Starter Wine Cellars for New Facebook Millionaires
Dear newly-minted-millionaires, Firstly, let me say congratulations on making the investment of time, money, or blood-sweat-and-tears that landed you with
