Category: Wine Reviews
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/26/26
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California Grenache Embraces Its Yin
When the Rhône Ranger movement in California selected Syrah as the variety to champion above all others, they bet on
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/19/26
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/12/26
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/5/26
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/29/26
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/15/26
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The 2024 Vintage in Napa Through The Lens of Premiere Napa Valley
Longtime readers will know that one of my chosen “sports” involves tasting barrel samples of recent vintages in Napa to
Napa Merlot’s Identity Crisis
As a wine writer, I read extensively what my colleagues around the world publish on a daily basis. This (admittedly
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/8/26
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/1/26
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50 Years of Limestone Dreams: A Look Back at Calera Pinot Noir
You’d likely know if you ever met the late winemaker Josh Jensen. He was tough to miss and hard to
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/22/26
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California Riesling: Improved and Ignored
We now have incontrovertible evidence that a rising tide does not lift all boats. In the last decade, sales of
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 2/15/26
Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/8/26
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/1/26
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 1/25/26
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The Refined Shape of New Zealand Pinot Noir
I still remember my first trip to New Zealand in 2006 like it was yesterday. I felt as though I
