Category: Ramblings and Rants
Apologies to E-mail Subscribers
Sorry folks. For some reason I’m having issues sending out the weekly updates to all of you for the last
How We Got All These Varietals
Once upon a time, there was an old winemaking family in Australia, whose activity in the wine business stretched back
No Great Wines, Only Great Bottles
Here’s an odd truth for you: you never really know how good a wine tastes, even after you’ve tasted it.
Messages In A Bottle: The Taste Of Honey
Perhaps the greatest singular pleasure of wine for me, should I ever be held at gunpoint and forced to choose
Look For The High Priced Hologram
I love Brunello. I really do. These Sangiovese based wines of Tuscany have a special place in my heart and
The Uber Appellation: South of France
I remember hearing about this about eight or ten months ago, but now apparently it is official. France has taken
Vinography in The LA Times
I was as surprised as some of my readers (thanks, Hector, for the tipoff) to discover that Vinography was featured
The Winemaking Revenge of The Pod People
I like to keep up on the latest bizarre technologies out there for wine lovers, and was therefore pleased as
Oh Thank Heavens. The Media Got It Wrong.
Remember a few weeks ago when the sky was falling? Well it turns out that it was just a piece
Ordering From The Secret Wine List
Thanks to fellow blogger Amy Sherman of Cooking with Amy for e-mailing me a note about a recent article in
Numerical Wine Ratings: Consumer Friend or Spawn of Devil?
Numerical ratings for wine are one of the the wine world’s favorite all-night-debate topics. Nothing seems to polarize a crowd
Messages In a Bottle: Wine, Version 2.0
I’m a man, and a member of Generation X, which among other things means that I’m into gadgets. You might
The Great San Francisco Corkage Debate
San Francisco readers may have noticed a flurry of letters to the wine section of the Chronicle recently about one
The Modern Disaster
First there was the Tsunami, then hurricane Katrina, then the Kashmir earthquake, and now, a disaster of upper class proportions
Mega Purple: What Crosses The Line?
I don’t have all the answers. Far from it. Like everyone, my palate and my ideas are evolving over time.
When The World Turns Upside Down
In reading the news recently I can only imagine how the folks in the time of Copernicus and Galileo must
Stinky Wine and A Magic Penny
There are lots of wine faults out there — many different ways that wine can be spoiled, off, or just
Bordeaux vs. Languedoc: The Knives Come Out
Every piece of news about wine coming out of France these days seems laden with misfortune. I shake my head
Vinography Wins 2005 Food Blogging Award
I’m thrilled and humbled that Vinography has won Best Blog Covering Wine, Beer, and Spirits for the second year running
