Tasting Natural Beauty: The Wines of Rippon
When I was first learning the little bit of Japanese that I speak, I was interested in adjectives. Maybe it’s
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/31/21
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Vinography Images: Silent Partner
An active Pinot Noir fermentation bubbles and foams at Kistler in Forestville, CA as yeasts do their work. Winemakers get
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/31/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/24/21
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Vinography Images: Feel the Flavor
A Cabernet pumpover proceeds at Covert Estate in the Coombsville AVA of Napa Valley. The French term is remontage, which
You Don’t Have to Like Bordeaux, No Matter What Old White Men Say
This past weekend, I celebrated my 25th college reunion and had a ball reconnecting with old friends and exploring the
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/24/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/17/21
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Vinography Images: Walk the Plank
Well-used planks span the top of fermentation tanks filled with Pinot Noir at Kistler Winery in Sonoma County. Originally best-known
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/17/21
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Three Small Steps Forward
Understanding the byzantine nature of wine laws in the United States involves thinking not in terms of 50 separate states,
Bubbly Off the Beaten Track
Sparkling wine has long been associated with celebration. The ephemeral nature of the jewel-like bubbles seems to suit our ways
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/10/21
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Vinography Images: The Gift of Air
Cabernet Sauvignon hits the splash pan to aerate during pump overs at Outpost Estate atop Napa’s Howell Mountain. Known as
The Judgment of Napa: Tasting Napa Blind Against the World’s Greatest Wines
On May 24th, 1976, a couple of ex-pats living in Paris rented the courtyard of the Intercontinental hotel for a
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/10/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/3/21
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Vinography Images: Optically Perfect
Perfect fruit emerges from an optical sorter during harvest in Napa Valley. Using computer vision and jets of compressed air,
