Category: Ramblings and Rants

Wine Flavors According to Jelly Belly and Deloach Vineyards

I don’t know the last time I was so simultaneously grossed out and also strangely curious at the same time.

Jancis Robinson on High Alcohol Wines

Based on responses to several posts in the past, I can see that alcohol levels in wine are a hot

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Messages in a Bottle: The Dog Days of Wine

Stacked akimbo in the corner of my kitchen table, now leaning at a somewhat crazy angle, is the two-month-old pile

The ’96 White Burgundy Time Bomb

I don’t have a lot of room or patience for aging wines. I tuck a few bottles away for a

The wine story of the 20th Century

I couldn’t help but pass on this nice little story from the Chronicle about the “tasting heard round the world”

How to Hold a World Class Wine Tasting Event

I go to a lot of big, public and trade-only wine tastings, some of which are great, and others of

Talking Wine Labels. What Won’t They Think Of?

A-HA! Maybe THIS will make French wine labels easier to understand! Apparently some product packaging genius* has come up with

Hollywood takes another shot at wine

There’s a new wine show in the works apparently, perhaps following on the tradition of John Cleese’s Wine For The

And You Wonder Why the French Have Problems…

I hope my French readers can distinguish between my criticism of the bureaucracies and intellectual quagmires that make up their

Oh, So THAT’s How You Make a Cult Cabernet

Thanks to an e-mail from Hector Hill, a regular Vinography reader, I caught a couple of articles yesterday in the

Steinberger Sings Happy Birthday to the AOC

This year, in case you missed the massive announcement and fanfare (there wasn’t one), is the 150th Anniversary of the

How to Spit Wine Like a Pro

It’s hard enough for some people to make the transition to actually spitting out the wine, but when they finally

How The Wine Gets Into The Restaurant (and Into Your Glass)

If you’re like me, you don’t spend much time thinking about the mechanics of a restaurant wine list. Sure, you

Wine Geography Online

As someone who makes his living in the Design arena, it pains me sometimes to promote a piece of work

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My First Message In a Bottle

I’m very proud to announce something new here at Vinography. Today marks the launch of my position as the monthly

If You Can’t Drink ‘Em, Wear ‘Em

France, as anyone who follows the wine business knows, is in trouble. Too many grapes, too much wine, and not

Things I Missed in May

I checked out for four weeks and I missed a lot of stuff. Rather than subject you to posts one

Comments Have Now Been Turned Back On

Hello readers. I have returned from my honeymoon and Vinography is now active again. Comments have been re-enabled and blogging

Vinography On Honeymoon

Ladies and gentlemen, Alder has left the building. After 18 months of posting nearly every day, I am getting married

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