In seemingly only a blink of an eye, Vinitaly2013 is over. I suppose it’s hardly a surprise that after four

I spent yesterday at the world’s craziest gathering of the world’s craziest wines. The Italians like to joke about how

that a) fit into a wallet, and b) have a lot more of the aromas I smell in wine than

To much of the civilised world, it seems most natural. You walk into your local grocery store or supermarket and

I’ve learned this morning that Vinography has been nominated for a James Beard Award, in the category of “Individual Food

Isn’t it funny how attached we can get to digital technology? I’m just about to head out of town to

You can never revisit the past, but sometimes all you have to do is travel a little bit to be

I’m keenly aware of how much I don’t know about making wine. I try to learn as much as I

conference. It was kicked off on Monday by two keynote addresses. The first, was by actor and winegrower Sam Neill,

“You hire entertainers to give speeches. I don’t know who chose me to give a speech but just in case

I’m excited. I’m about to hop on a plane for New Zealand. It’s been about seven, perhaps eight years since

“I’ve never fired a winemaker, they’ve always fired themselves. Every one of them has had their own issues,” said Don

France is on the ropes when it comes to wine. I reported several weeks ago about the looming disaster of

So where have all these wine bloggers and writers been living for the past 10 years? Under a rock? Last

Someone once told me that the three most popular types of shows on American public television were, in the following