Category: Ramblings and Rants
The Current State of Wine Blogging
This may or may not be of interest to most of you readers, but at the invitation of my friend
Last Chance To Win! Raffle Extended Thru Sunday
The Menu For Hope charity raffle has been extended through the weekend. The great news for us is that we’ve
In Search of Some Good Sake
Well folks, it’s 5:21 in the morning and I’m eating ramen under the blinking neon lights of Minato-Ku, Tokyo. Vinography
Sweetening The Pot: A Fabulous Prize For You
There’s only about 24 hours left in the annual Menu For Hope charity raffle and we’ve just beaten last year’s
Menu For Hope Update: New Prizes, Progress, and Please Enter
As most of you know, the annual Menu For Hope charity raffle is entering its second week and is starting
What’s In a Name? The AVA Creation Process 2.0
I don’t think I’ve ever had so many e-mails asking me to specifically write about a certain topic here on

A Menu For Hope 2007: Win Some Wine Prizes!!
How would you like to go a luxury wine vacation all the while knowing that you’re enjoying Napa luxury because

Announcing A Menu For Hope 2007
It’s that time of year. The giving time. And I need your help. Increasingly, popular bloggers are overwhelmed with opportunities

Be a Wine Writer. And Be a Good One.
The wine world is made of dreams. Some people dream about drinking wine. Some people dream about making wine. And
Vinography Aroma Card Now Available in German
When I published the Vinography Aroma Card one year ago I had no idea that it was going to be
Don’t Throw Out All That St. Emilion!
I know it’s too late for some of you. You’ve already thrown out all that St. Emilion wine that used
The Dream of Low Emission Wine
You can’t turn your head these days without catching sight of some new effort to build sustainability, greenness, and environmental
Money Alone Will Not Save European Wine
The European wine industry, especially the French wine industry, needs a serious shot in the arm. It has needed one
As The Wine World Turns
One of the things I like about the world of wine has to do with the people. On the whole,
New Ways of Pairing Wine
It was about time for something new in the world of wine, don’t you think? I don’t know about you,

The Best of Italian Wine: Gambero Rosso Winners for 2008
There are very few awards for that mean anything in this modern age we live in. There are so many
Welcome To The New Vinography.Com
It’s been a long road to get here. Like remodeling a house, the only thing you can count on is
Vinography Aroma Card Now Available in Portuguese
When I published the Vinography Aroma Card in November of 2006 I had no idea that it was going to