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,
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/3/21
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Poised for Greatness: Tasting The Evolution of Anderson Valley
Given all the fuss that has been made about Pinot Noir in the post-Sideways era, you would think that Mendocino’s
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 9/26/21
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Vinography Images: Skilled Hands
A worker harvests Cabernet Sauvignon on Pritchard Hill, above Napa Valley. Women play an increasingly important role in the highly-skilled
Putting Time in a Bottle
One of the more remarkable and romantic aspects of wine will always be its unbreakable connection with time. Most winemakers
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 9/26/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 9/19/21
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Opportunity and Challenge for Colorado Wine
A few weeks ago, I posted my thoughts on the 14 wines that comprised the top selection that we made
