Category: Ramblings and Rants
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
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
The Latest (Useless) Wine Technology
I’ll apologize right off the bat for being a horrible skeptic when it comes to these sorts of things. I

First Bird
Sometimes we live in the country, sometimes we stay in town; Sometimes we’re not who we think we are, when
Yellow Tail: Myth and Monster
I’m a bit behind on my wine reading, so this story is a little old, published as it was a
Vinography at The Commonwealth Club 2/6/06
Normally, knowing that most everyone has a short memory and a tendency to plan not-so-far in advance, I wouldn’t post

Make Sure You’re Drinking With The Right Crowd
We all know that part of the pleasure of a great bottle of wine comes from the folks you share
Corks and Screwcaps on The Battlefield
I heard them long before they approached. The ground rumbled and the few trees that still clung to their leaves

Join Vinography For a Drink: Sunday Jan 15th.
In a few short days, I will be celebrating the 2nd anniversary, or birthday, of this Blog. Last year, on
Wine and Pregnancy: The Facts
I’ve already spent the afternoon plugging a different set of posts on Tom Wark’s Fermentation, but here I am again
Who is YOUR wine critic?
Who needs wine critics anyway? I’ve finally caught up on some of my blog reading and I was thrilled to