Category: Ramblings and Rants
Some Facts About California Wine
I’m not sure how much anyone cares, but here are some interesting current facts and figures about the California wine
Messages In a Bottle: The 5 Stages of a Self Education in Wine
In the course of putting on wine dinners, attending and hosting wine tastings, and generally just drinking wine in public,
A Case of The Vapors: Labor Day
[Editors note: This piece was written by Steve Edmunds in 2001, but since harvest is taking place at this very
The Rise of the $100 Bottle
Thanks to Deena at Viti-Culture for the tip-off on a great six-year-old article in the Economist about the history, influences,
For the Wine Lover Who Has Everything
Thanks to the folks over at Luxist for digging up what will certainly be the, mark my words, hot wine
Dan Berger on The Five Levels of Wine
Here’s an interesting article from Napa resident and well-known wine writer Dan Berger about the different levels of wine —
My ISP Owes You an Apology
They do. Really. But they’d never make it. For the 20th time this year, or so it seems, Vinography was
Truth in Labeling Wine
Some wine lovers I know piss and moan a bit about the complicated French labelling system for their wines. I’ve
Who Wants Pooh Bear on Their Wine Label? Apparently Everyone
We all do it. We all occasionally buy a wine based on its label. If you don’t you either are
Wine Knowledge Reality Check
Despite recent (bogus) news that wine has outstripped beer as Americans’ social drink of choice, it’s pretty clear that in
The Unsung Hero of Wine: The Bottle
My friend Derrick, a wine and food blogger at An Obsession With Food, and more than occasional journalist has recently
The Young Wine Drinker’s Conundrum
Back when I was just getting started in my own self-education in the world of wine, I had the problems
Much Better Than Talking Wine Labels
The talking wine label will no doubt die the slow painful death reserved for only the most ridiculous of technologies.
Messages In a Bottle: Characters In The Same Story
The bearded man with the diamond rings, who is nearly bursting the seams of his Armani tuxedo, grabs you around
Vinography in Food & Wine Magazine
Vinography appeared in the current issue (October) of Food & Wine Magazine this week. Writer Mickey Butts highlighted his list
Ode to The Winemaker
My fellow blogger Tom over at Fermentations has a nice piece this week about winemakers, and how they can be
The Great California Cabernet Classification
It was only a matter of time before someone went ahead and classified California Cabernet along the lines of the
The Boy In The Bubble Visits New York Hot Spots
Warning: This is decidedly not Politically Correct, but it is too funny not to post, even though it’s a bit
Burgundy, Terroir, and Globalization
Folks who have hung around here for a while might remember my problems with Jonathan Nossiter’s film Mondovino. In particular
