The Wine World Owes Women More Than an Apology, It Owes Them a Reckoning
Horrifically depressing is really the only way to describe it. Yet even in the midst of that hollow-in-the-pit-of-your-stomach combination of
Keeping Mendocino Cool: Introducing Boonville Road Wines
Mendocino County, home to the Anderson Valley, is one of my favorite wine-growing areas in California. However, I’ve long maintained
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/25/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/18/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Vinography Images: Autumn Progress
Autumn ProgressSANTA YNEZ, CA: The vineyards are turning color as autumn progresses, near Santa Ynez, California. After harvest, grapevines enter
Wine List Design: Avoiding the Pitfalls
I will admit it. I’m one of those people who really enjoy reading through restaurant wine lists. I suppose that’s
US Wine Finally Embraces Politics
For the longest time, the American wine industry has managed to maintain an apolitical veneer, steering clear of endorsements or
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/18/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/11/20
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Vinography Images: The Green Shine
The Green ShineSANTA MARIA, CA: Chardonnay vineyards along the Tepusquet Bench shine with late afternoon light, near Santa Maria, California.
Napa Licks Its Wounds and Holds Its Breath
As of this morning, the Glass Fire, which burned more than 67,000 acres in Napa and Sonoma Counties is 97%
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/11/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/4/20
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Vinography Images: Queens of Harvest
Queens of HarvestSANTA MARIA, CA: A crew of vineyard workers quickly move vine-to-vine to harvest several tons of Pinot Noir
Napa Wineries Ask ‘What now?’ As They Survey Glass Fire Wreckage
The following is the introduction to an article I penned for Club Oenologique, a fantastic new online magazine out of
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/4/20
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Vinography Images: Orange Harvest
Orange Harvest.LOS OLIVOS, CA: Dark afternoon smoke from the officially named Alamo Fire, burning in the nearby coastal mountains within
America’s Other Cabernet: The Wines of Red Mountain, WA
Admittedly, it sounds like the set-up for a joke: what do two nuclear engineers to for a good time outside
The Progress of Consistency: A TOR Wines Retrospective
There’s lucky and then there’s damned lucky. Tor Kenward has basically had his dream job since the age of 29.
The Next 48 Hours May Shape Napa Valley For Years to Come
At 9:32 AM this morning, the Napa County Office of Emergency Services issued its latest set of evacuation warnings in
