Category: Ramblings and Rants
California Wine Country Macabre
Holy moly. WTF, Wine Country? Something is seriously wrong. Anyone have a biodynamic calendar handy to see if we’ve just
Vinography Images: The Rockpile
The Rockpile HEALDSBURG, CA: Fall colors decorate Sonoma County’s Rockpile AVA near Healdsburg, California. This higher elevation growing area is
Do You Need to Worry About Arsenic in Your Wine?
It’s all over the wine news channels, and will soon be in much wider distribution, as these stories spread like
At What Price, To Kalon?
In the annals of California viticulture, few named vineyards can approach To Kalon in either historical significance or popular acclaim.
Wine and Beauty Explained
The more I drink the more beautiful you look, or so the saying goes. But according to new research, the
San Francisco’s Lost Sommeliers
Just days after he announced his departure as full time wine Editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, and his intent
Finding Pirate Treasure With a Corkscrew
Ah, the lure of Pirate Treasure. Who doesn’t enjoy the thrill of the search for a shipwreck? Growing up, the
Imported Bulk Threatens 60k Acres of California Vines
In the early 1990s, while working in what was essentially the research and development arm of Silicon Valley Bank, Rob
In Conversation with the Intrepid Wino
In the era of social media, we often get to know people long before we meet them in person. Anyone
Redeeming Lodi, California
Analogies can be dangerous, but for anyone who doesn’t know the more detailed geography of California, it may be easiest
Losing a Legend in Serge Hochar
On the last day of December, 2014, the wine world lost a legend, twenty years too soon. Serge Hochar, the
A Grape By Any Other Name
That fabric of our lives, the culture in which we find ourselves immersed, remains a rich symbol of the lives,
2014 – Worth Celebrating
Some years are unarguably more momentous than others. The question is whether we can really recognise them without the benefit
Holiday Gifts Worth Giving to Wine Lovers
Giving gifts to wine lovers during the holidays can be a royal pain. Especially if your recipient tends to have
What do You Really Smell in That Glass?
, that still doesn’t mean we can reliably stick our noses in a glass and figure out what it is
Happy Thanksgiving from Vinography
I am thankful for the fact that I am still alive, and healthy, and able to enjoy my life. I
Putting a Cork in Your Thanksgiving Wine Anxiety
Judging from media coverage alone, no other holiday in America instills as much wine anxiety as does Thanksgiving. From bloggers
The Mysterious Art of Selling Direct
A good friend of mine was recently given the opportunity to join the most exclusive club in the world of
Critical Consolidation in Wine
Antonio Galloni announced today the acquisition of Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, as reported on Forbes.Com. The acquisition will involve
