Forgotten Wine Island: Tasting a Few Madeiras
There was once a time when everyone who was anyone in the world drank Madeira. Just ask America’s Founding Fathers,
Vinography Images: Night Light
A tractor rigged with lights prepares for an early morning pick in the To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville. Arguably Napa’s
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 1/23/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I
Vinography Images: The Haze
Sunlight filters through the haze across Sonoma Valley, as smoke from the Camp Fire in Butte County settles over the
I’ll Drink to That: Sylvain Pataille and the New Old Style
A new episode of I’ll Drink to That! has just been released. Episode 489 features a conversation with Sylvain Pataille,
An American in London
Every time I find myself strolling the streets of London, as I did for a few days in early December
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 1/16/22
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 1/9/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Images: Fill ‘Er Up
A barrel marked for filling rests under familiar hands at Eden Rift Vineyards in the Cienega Valley south of Gilroy,
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 1/9/22
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Stony South: Tasting the 2019 Gimblett Gravels Vintage Selection
In a country filled with utterly spectacular wine regions, the Gimblett Gravels district of Hawke’s Bay can’t compete for the
Vinography Images: The Blend
A graduated cylinder measures out a precise portion of wine during a blending session at Dalla Valle Vineyards in Napa
Flavors of Age: Tasting Australia’s Old Vines
We make something of a fuss in the wine world about old vines. Undoubtedly, there’s something romantic about tasting the
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 1/2/22
Happy New Year, and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the
Vinography Images: Ready for The New
New organic plantings take hold in the Terraces Vineyard at Mayacamas, pruned and ready for the year’s new growth. The
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 12/26/21
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I’ll Drink to That: Erin and the Volcano
Episode 488 of I’ll Drink to That! features a tour of Pico Island, a part of the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic
Armenian Apex: The Wines of Zorah
When I first wrote about the wines of Zorah in 2013, most people had never heard of wine from Armenia.
Vinography Images: Lens to the Sky
Sunrise colors creep down the Mayacamas Range towards the floor of Napa Valley as seen from Pritchard Hill, with the
