Is Underground Cellar the next Premier Cru?
Wounds have not yet healed for many people who lost thousands of dollars of wine due to the fraudulent activities
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/23/23
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Annual Napa Wine Library Tasting: April 30, Napa
If you had to ask me to describe my ideal walk-around wine tasting experience, I would say it would take
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/16/23
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Images: Thief in the Cave
Caught in the act. A ‘wine thief’ used to take barrel samples rests in an open bung hole at Anomaly
Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: May 19-21, Philo, CA
Normally I’d begin this kind of posting with a reminder about the slightly obscure, off-the-radar nature of Anderson Valley, but
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/16/23
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Garagiste Wine Festival: April 29, Sonoma
Pouring wine for consumers is all well and good when you have a winery tasting room. You’re on the map,
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/9/23
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Vinography Images: Behind the Wall
An old ladder and wine barrel stand by behind the wall as the last rays of the sun come through
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/9/23
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California’s High-Country Wines
The phrase ‘alpine wine’ is on the lips of many a sommelier these days. Thanks to the exigencies of climate
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/2/23
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Vinography Images: The Work Ahead
Tartrates and other fermentation residues line the insides of a tank at Fitapreta Vinhos int the Alentejo region of Portugal,
Is Wine About To Have Its Next Sideways Moment?
There are two incontrovertible truths when it comes to the movie Sideways. The first is that it has now been
Santa Cruz Mountains Grand Tasting: April 30, Saratoga
I firmly believe that the Santa Cruz Mountains wine region is one of California’s most interesting and dynamic places to
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/2/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/26/23
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Vinography Images: Stand Tahla
The view down into a freshly filled talha with a field blend of white grapes at Fitapreta Vinhos in Alentejo,
