Category: Ramblings and Rants
I’ll Drink to That: Leonardo LoCascio of Winebow
Episode 282 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Leonardo Locascio of Winebow, a wine importer and
Warm Up: The North Fork of Long Island
Driving on the North Fork. Photo by Erin Scala. 10,000 years ago, when humans in the Fertile Crescent were just
I’ll Drink to That: Kareem Massoud of Paumanok Vineyards
Episode 281 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Kareem Massoud of Paumanok Vineyards, a family-run estate
I’ll Drink to That: Ryan Looper of T. Edward Wines
Episode 280 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Ryan Looper of T. Edward Wines, a wine
Warm Up: The Wachau
The ruins of the Dürnstein Castle. Five to ten thousand years ago, grape vines first made their way up the
I’ll Drink to That: Leo Alzinger of Weingut Alzinger
Episode 279 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Leo Alzinger, Jr. of Weingut Alzinger in Austria’s
I’ll Drink to That: Monica Samuels of Vine Connections
Episode 278 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Monica Samuels of the importer Vine Connections. This
Vinography and The Essence of Wine Shortlisted for the Roederer Awards
Hello everyone. Brief tangent from the normal wine commentary to announce that Vinography was shortlisted this week in two categories
Warm Up: How Wine Grapes Got to Australia
The first vinifera vines were brought to Australia from South Africa in 1788. They came with the First Fleet, a
I’ll Drink to That: Alister Purbrick of Tahbilk Winery
Episode 277 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Alister Purbrick of Tahbilk winery in Australia’s Victoria
Pacific Northwest Swelters
It’s not so much of a heat wave as it is a suffocating blanket. Until yesterday, 14 July, the Walla
I’ll Drink to That: Ryan Mills-Knapp of Le District Restaurant
Episode 276 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Ryan Mills-Knapp of Le District, a restaurant and
Warm Up: The Wines of Santorini
About 3,600 years ago, one of the worlds largest volcanic eruptions in the history of human civilization thundered in the
I’ll Drink to That: Yiannis Paraskevopoulos of Gaia Wines
Episode 275 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Yiannis Paraskevopoulos of Gaia Wines, an estate that
Brand vs. Terroir in Wine
Fuissé, one of Burgundy’s picturesque villages. This week gave anyone interested in wine the opportunity to observe an almost perfect
I’ll Drink to That: Andrea Fassone of Enotria Wine Imports
Episode 274 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Andrea Fassone of Enotria Wine Imports, an importer
Warm Up: The Italian Influence in California
Grape harvest in California’s Central Valley 1898 Courtesy of USC Libraries, Special Collections. CA Historical Society Collection Over the last
I’ll Drink to That: Megan Glaab of Ryme Cellars
Episode 273 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Megan Glaab, one of the partners of Ryme
Listen Up!! I’ll Drink to That on Vinography
We live in a golden age of wine content. There have never been more ways to read about wine, learn
