Category: Ramblings and Rants

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

message in bottle on seashore

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

The Appellation System is Meaningless?

This belongs in the “throwing the baby out with the bathwater” category of silly panel findings and institute resolutions. According

How Much Alcohol Is Too Much?

This article has been out for a while, but I thought I’d point readers to a nice piece in the

Taste Testing The Mondovino Premise

If you’ve been poking around here the last few weeks (or anywhere else in the wine writing world) you’ll know

Thoughts on the James Beard Writing Award Nominees

I’ve never paid much attention to the James Beard awards, apart from a casual browsing through their ranks to see

Burgundy vs. The World: Matt Kramer Calls The Fight

I really like Matt Kramer. As far as I’m concerned he’s the best thing that the Wine Spectator has going

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