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
Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I
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
AI and Wine
Few things have more currency in the technology arena of popular culture than artificial intelligence. From where I sit, a
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 12/19/21
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Chiseled Brilliance: The Wines of Domaine de Chevillard
There’s a certain formula for excellent artisan-scale wines from the so-called “old world” that I have run across many times
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/12/21
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Images: Light and Shadow
Sunlight illuminates the edges of new oak barrels as shadows fill the rest of the cellar at Dalla Valle Vineyards
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 12/12/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/5/21
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Vinography Images: Morning View
The morning sun creeps up the end posts of one of Kistler’s vineyards in the hills, looking down on the
