Pinot Days Southern California Tasting: January 15, Los Angeles
Wine festivals in Southern California, and especially in Los Angeles, aren’t particularly plentiful, for reasons I don’t entirely understand. There
Vinography Loves Sediment In Wine. You Should, Too.
, I’m bemoaning the fact that it solves a problem that didn’t need solving. This new bottle design, which is
My Burgundy Nights: Tasting Notes from Les Trois Glorieuses
For seven or eight hours (the longest lunch you may ever have) more incredible wine is opened up than any
Vinography Images: Huaso and Pinot
Huaso and Pinot Framed against the blue sky at sunset, a huaso prepares to saddle up as the last light
Book Review: Vino Argentino by Laura Catena
Book review by Sarah Trubnick. Argentine wine is an interesting subject for a book at this point in time. The
Playing Wine Consultant and Treasure Hunter
“So, uh, would you mind coming over here and taking a look at our wine rack?” they said, after we
Chinese Wine Too Good to Be True
I had high hopes for Chinese wine. And I still do, to a certain extent. But I can’t say I’m
Vinography Images: Mystic Cellar
Mystic Cellar One of my greatest regrets from my visit to Argentina, apart from not taking the time to visit
Dominique Cornin, Chaintré, France: Current Releases
When you wind your way up to the east out of the little village of Fuisse in the Mâconnais region
Open the Pod Bay Doors! Pennsylvania Wine Kiosks Go Rogue
Just about a year ago, I wrote about the wretched solution to selling wine in grocery stores that the Pennsylvania
Domaine de la Vougeraie, Premeaux-Prissey, France: Some Current Releases
The village of Premeaux-Prissey is hardly more than a blip on the N74 as you head north towards Nuits-St-George. Blink
Vinography Images: Morning Mist
Morning Mist One of the things that I sometimes think would ensure I could never be a great photographer is
The Wine Lover’s Essential Library
I’ve been asked more than once in the past few weeks about which wine books I like that might make
Cork Producers Hit a New Low by Insulting Women and Wine Drinkers
I’ve long been critical of the great, and outlandish lengths that cork producers seem to go to create negative sentiment
Burgundy Makes a Pass at China
As many of you know, I spent a week or so of November in Burgundy on a press tour of
Domaine Buisson-Battault, Meursault, France: Current Releases and Library Wines
Part of the charm of Burgundy has to do with the context of many of the wineries and their cellars.
Vinography Images: Harvest Burden
Harvest Burden South American wine regions have a frontier-like quality, a rusticity that has been bred out of some other
2009 Domaine Alain Gras Saint Romain Rouge, Burgundy, France
The vineyards of the Côte de Beaune spill off the limestone cliffs that mark the eastern edge of the region
The First-Timer’s Guide to Les Trois Glorieuses of Hospices de Beaune
As some of you know, I spent the week before last tramping around Burgundy and then spent the weekend at
