Category: Ramblings and Rants
A Walk Through the Cote de Nuits with Allen Meadows
As some of you know, I spent last week at the (always) fabulous International Pinot Noir Celebration in Oregon’s Willamette
The Essence of Wine: Dried Fruits
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch Describing the flavor as ancient barely does justice to history. Dried fruits were perhaps the
Google Knows Wine Grapes
There I was, just minding my own business, doing what I do as a blogger, and all of a sudden
The Life and Wines of Jacques Lardiere
in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. I attend this event periodically as a media guest, and enjoy the event’s relaxed style, fabulous
The Essence of Wine: Blueberries
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch With the feel of suede-like skin on the tongue, a tiny globe yields to pressure
Vote for Vinography in the 2012 Wine Blog Awards
and voting is now open to members of the public. The Wine Blog Awards are the longest running set of
The Essence of Wine: Peaches
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch Few flavors so fully speak of summer as the delightfully juicy sweetness of peaches. Long
Summer Vacations in Wine Country
By the time I was four years old, I had begun to visit my father during the summer at the
How Many Wine Regions are Too Many?
Can wine grapes be made to grow where you live? For a lot of the world, the answer is yes.
French To Destroy the California Wine Industry Over Foie Gras
OK people, now is the time for outrage. If you value the California wine industry, then you can’t ignore the
The Essence of Wine: Nuts
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch Saying that our relationship with nuts goes back for some time dramatically understates the case.
The Screaming Secondary Wine Market
. Not only are the number of bottles that the domaine has to sell minuscule, but permission to be on
The Essence of Wine: Garrigue
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch Through crystalline blue skies, the sun all but drips onto your welcoming skin. With eyes
Hungarian Wine: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. My Notes From the 2012 Pannon Wine Challenge.
, a national competition for Hungarian wine. While this competition is not the sole national proving ground for Hungarian wines,
Syrah – The End of an Era?
For the past 20 years, the last weekend in April or the first weekend in May has always meant the
The Essence of Wine: Lemon
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch Bright as sunshine, electric in its sour purity, lemon is one of life’s most essential
You Can’t Make This Wine Shit Up!
Superstar rocker Maynard James Keenan, who recently decided Arizona wasn’t hot enough for making wine and moved to growing vines
Starter Wine Cellars for New Facebook Millionaires
Dear newly-minted-millionaires, Firstly, let me say congratulations on making the investment of time, money, or blood-sweat-and-tears that landed you with
The Essence of Wine: Mint
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch From the wailing currents of the river Cocytus, a river nymph named Minthe glimpsed the
