Category: Ramblings and Rants
How Much Do You Like Vinography?
I’m pleased to announce that Vinography is one of the finalists for the 2006 Food Blogging Awards. Vinography was nominated
Messages In a Bottle: A Year of Learning
I’m really not one for New Year’s resolutions. I’ve got no list (for you or for me) of must-drink wines
Tasting The Oldest and Most Expensive
I don’t read the various wine discussion boards out there for any number of reasons, most relevant of which is
And The Winner Is….
A hearty congratulations to Helen Rennie who is the winner of Vinography’s customized Napa or Sonoma wine tour itinerary. Helen’s
Happy New Year
Happy New Year from Vinography. As the rain pours down in sheets here in Northern California, the rivers rise, and
Can Computers Make for Better Wine?
Some of the most lively discussions on Vinography have been about the role of technology in the winemaking process and
A Waiter’s Perspective On Wine
My favorite ornery comedian-philosopher has decided to teach his readers about wine from a waiter’s perspective, and has some interesting
Trying To Pin Down an Apellation’s Flavors
What does the Dry Creek Valley taste like? Not an easy question to answer with anything other than “It depends…”
Final Plug for A Menu For Hope II
If you have not yet made a donation to a Menu For Hope II, I’d like to sincerely ask you
How The Business World Thinks About Wine
When I first saw this story, I couldn’t stop laughing. But the more I thought about it, the stranger and
A Wine Job For The Holidays
Hello wine lover. Do you wish you knew more about wine, but aren’t sure really where to begin? Are you
Wine And Food Pairing World Championships
Annoucer 1: Jim, here comes the next contestant, Andreas Larsson, former winner of the Sommelier of Sweden award, and finalist
Backlash Against Parker?
I don’t really read the San Francisco Chronicle, mostly because they don’t provide RSS feeds that would allow me to
A Menu For Hope: Wine Touring For Kashmir Earthquake Relief
Last year around the holidays the world was watching in horror as we learned of the full devastation which the
Messages In a Bottle: Wine Holidays
It’s that time of year, isn’t it? It’s just barely December and I can feel the holidays bearing down like
More Sniping at The Top of The Wine World
Like the Royal Family trading insults or the latest antics of Scientology obsessed celebrities, I continue to be fascintated with
Some French Continue To Get It Completely Wrong
I continue to be amazed at what seems to me to be the jaw-dropping stupidity of the major marketing and
Thoughts On The Spectator’s Top 10
Every year around this time, the Wine Spectator releases their list of top 100 wines of the year. And then
Who Forbes Thinks Make The Best Wine
I had to chuckle the other day when my friend Jack over at Fork & Bottle sent me this link
