Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/17/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Images: Crowns of Green
Old Zinfandel vines show off their crowns of new green leaves in the spring in San Luis Obispo County. SLO,
Red Mountain Aristocracy: The Wines of Col Solare
By now, it is something of a well-trodden path in the world of wine. A long-standing European wine family begins
2022 Napa Wine Library Tasting: April 24, Napa
Spring is in the air, folks, and a lot less virus. And it’s not just the flowers that are blossoming,
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/17/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I
Napa – Small Scale, Big Change
For more than 80 years, the journey up Highway 29 into Napa Valley has begun with the same view. To
Vinography Images: Spring Storms
A spring rainstorm clears over the Dierberg Star Lane Vineyard as mustard blooms in the foreground of the green Happy
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/3/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Images: The Green Knight
Sonoma’s Knights Valley shows in the full flush of spring’s emerald green as the morning sun hits ridges filled with
The TTB Weighs in on ‘Clean Wine’
Call it an early Easter basket surprise for those of us who aren’t fans of denigration marketing. In its newsletter
Reminder: Todd White and Dry Farm Wines are Lying to Your Face
Like most of you, I’d expect, I get a lot of wine ads in my social media feeds. Most of
Introducing the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience, May 20-22
Seeing the resumption of wine and food events warms my heart. But in addition to the perennial events that many
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/3/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/27/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Images: Sonoma Swells
The rolling hills and morning fog look like ocean swells in Gallo’s Two Rock Vineyard just outside of Cotati in
Bottles of Dear Old Blighty: A Deep Tasting of English Wine
For the longest time, my British friends have been bragging about their wines. Not the wines they’ve been drinking, mind
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 3/27/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly* roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/20/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Images: Spring Silhouettes
The dark shapes of old Zinfandel vines are silhouetted against the bright yellow of mustard flowers in bloom at Beason
