Rhone Rangers Tasting 2011: March 26-27, San Francisco
I love watching the green buds burst forth on the trees this time of year, hard on the heels of
Alcohol Levels and Balance in Pinot Noir: The Panel
I’m currently spending an idyllic weekend down on California’s Central coast attending an event called the World of Pinot Noir.
Vinography Images: Cabernet and Mountains
Cabernet and Mountains Call it the perfect pairing: Autumn Cabernet vines in the Maipo valley, set against the cordillera of
1971 J.J. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese, Mosel, Germany
As you know, I think wine reviews should be more than just tasting notes and scores. They should be the
You Already Drink Like a Sommelier. Now Read Like One. Free.
NOTE: This is not a standard blog entry, and it has a slightly promotional quality to it. You have been
The Best Cabernet in Napa: Tasting at Premiere Napa Valley 2011
, journalists like me get a chance to sneak a taste of hundreds of unique wines that are purchased by
Vinography Images: Colchagua Sky
Colchagua Sky Sometimes I like to think of grapes as the permeable membrane that separates the earth from the sky.
A Short Conversation Between Wine Writers About Wine as Art. Or Not.
If there’s one thing that Twitter is good for, it’s having meta conversations quietly in a room full of people
Gerald Asher on Wine Writing
This week I’m living in two worlds. Not by choice mind you, but mostly because I can’t leave the day
The Purpose of Tasting Notes
Eric Asimov, wine writer for the New York Times, and I agree on a lot of things, but we have
The Wines of Alsace in Anderson Valley: Tasting Notes
My first memories of Alsace? A confusing little strip of land that the Germans and the French kept fighting over.
California’s Best Zinfandel: Notes from the ZAP 2011 Tasting
Ah, Zinfandel. The all-American grape that fuels much passion in the Bay Area. The annual ZAP Zinfandel festival draws crowds
Vinography Images: The Harvest Race
The Harvest Race If you’ve never seen workers racing to get the harvest in, lugging 20 kilogram boxes of grapes
Fight For Your Right to Write….About Wine
Much to-do has been made over the past week or two of Robert Parker’s handing over his responsibilities for reviewing
Thoughts on the Wines of Alsace and Their Cousins
Last weekend I decamped with the family to the brightly greening hills of the Anderson Valley. Every time I go
Vinography Images: Hall of Barrels
Hall of Barrels This is a view down one of the long arms of the Miguel Torres Real wine cellar
The Dumbest Austrian Imaginable
It never ceases to amaze me how stupid human beings can get. The latest example of the nadir of our
2011 Dark and Delicious Petite Sirah Tasting: February 18, Alameda, CA
I’ve referred to it in the past as “the beast.” Possessing tannins that need to be tamed through intelligent winemaking,
2009 Patton Valley Vineyards Rosé of Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon
When it comes to wineries I generally know I’m in for something good when I drive down a long dirt
