I’ll Drink to That: In Search of the Rhone Rangers
Episode 409 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it is a tour through California on the hunt
A Look at 2015 Napa Cabernet: Tasting at Premiere Napa Valley
Each year, the Napa Valley Vintners Association pulls out all the stops to host its annual fundraising event known as
Vinography Images: Dire Straits
Dire Straits AMITY, OR: A Pinot Noir vineyard hit by red blotch virus shows unripe fruit near to harvest time.
I’ll Drink to That: Winegrower Fred Merwarth of Hermann J. Wiemer
Episode 408 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it features Fred Merwarth, who is both the winemaker
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 2/19/17
Welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them
I’ll Drink to That: Sommelier Larry Stone of Lingua Franca
Episode 407 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it features sommelier Larry Stone of the Lingua Franca
Vinography Unboxed: Week of February 12, 2017
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Vinography Images: Rolling Reds
Rolling Reds HEALDSBURG, CA – JULY 14: Alexander Valley hillside vineyards of Cabernet Sauvignon ripen under the warm afternoon sun,
Wine vs. Trump
This past Saturday, 11 February, an estimated four thousand people gathered on Ocean Beach in San Francisco to offer a
The 2017 Zinfandel Experience: February 25, San Francisco
I’m not exactly sure how long a particular event has to have been going on for it to be credibly
I’ll Drink to That: Stefano Almondo of Giovanni Almondo
Episode 406 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it features Stefano Almondo of the Giovanni Almondo winery
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 2/12/17
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I’ll Drink to That: Frederic Mugnier of Domaine Jacques-Frederic Mugnier
Episode 405 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it features Frederic Mugnier of Domaine Jacques-Frederic Mugnier, based
Vinography Gone Fishin’
All work and no play makes Alder a dull boy. I’ve just spent the last couple of weeks immersing myself
I’ll See Your Wild Ferment and Raise You Another
Few things more starkly divide the winemaking world than the philosophy surrounding how fermentation takes place. This is both a
Vinography Unboxed: Week of January 29, 2017
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Vinography Images: Hay There
Hay There BUELLTON, CA: The Santa Rita Hills, an agricultural wine grape growing region located in the western hills between
Turangawaewae: A Maori Expression of Terroir
You’ve heard of terroir. The famously untranslatable French term for “somewhereness,” that unique sense of place that comes through in
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 1/29/17
Welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them