Category: Wine Reviews
Why Hasn’t Anyone Bought Quartz Reef Yet?
While I primarily focus on the sensorial aspects of the wine world, I also pay attention to the business side
Flavors of Old California: Notes from the Historic Vineyard Society Tasting
Most of you know by now that I have a thing for old vines. I love them. And I love
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 9/21/25
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Hella Good: Tasting Notes from Hella Chenin
You’d be hard pressed to find someone more excited than I about the ascendancy of Chenin Blanc from obscurity to—well,
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/31/25
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Marvelous Mornington: Victoria’s Cool-Climate Gem
It’s tempting to think of everything in Australia as being larger than life. Certainly, many things are. It’s a country
What Does Perfection Mean? Looking at the 2021 FUTO Estate CFX Red Blend
Once upon a time, much of the wine reviewing I did here on Vinography consisted of individual bottles—tasted, described, written
The Emerging Glory of New Zealand Chardonnay
Struggling for attention amidst the ocean of Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc that saturates the world of wine, some of New Zealand’s
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/17/25
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Colorado Wine Reaches New Heights
Let’s get this out of the way at the start: I grew up in Colorado, and when I departed for
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/10/25
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/3/25
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The Echo of Place: The Work of William Downie Wines
There’s a way of looking at terroir that places geology and climate on a pedestal as the preeminent forces that
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 7/13/25
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Celebrating the Soul of Old Vine País: Introducing ALMAULE
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about VIGNO, a unique movement created in Chile to celebrate and spotlight old-vine,
West Coast Chillable Reds
Should you forget that wine is supposed to be fun, something serious wine lovers are occasionally in danger of doing,
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 6/29/25
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 6/22/25
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Elevating Chilean Old Vine Carignan: VIGNO at 10 Years
In 2011, searching for a way to persuade their own country—and the wider world—that there was more to Chile than
