Category: Boutique Wines
A Stellar Season: Tasting the 2019 Vintage Through Premiere Napa Valley
As we have all been experiencing, the pandemic changed everything. So it was no surprise when the Napa Valley Vintners
Forging a New View of Sonoma Valley: Introducing Gail Wines
There comes a point in some people’s careers where the only thing left to do is to make some wine.
A Voice From the Fog: Current Releases From Peay Vineyards
There aren’t many wineries in California about whom I can confidently say that I’ve tasted pretty much every wine they’ve
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/4/21
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 1/3/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/20/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/13/20
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Finding and Buying Napa’s Rarest Wines
You’ve undoubtedly heard of Napa’s so-called “cult” wines—expensive, limited-production wines that are only sold to mailing-list customers, some of whom
The Progress of Consistency: A TOR Wines Retrospective
There’s lucky and then there’s damned lucky. Tor Kenward has basically had his dream job since the age of 29.
Napa History in Three Acres and Three Vintages
Some people have beautifully manicured front lawns. Some people have barely manageable jungles. And some are lucky enough to have
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/23/20
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The Inertia of Integrity: The Wines of Edmunds St. John
Sometimes, a simple question is enough to change the course of a life. For Steve Edmunds, that question, posed by
The Reincarnation of Pinot Noir: Adam Lee’s Clarice Project
If you went looking for a poster child, rags-to-riches wine success story in California, you’d be hard-pressed to find a
Evolving From Strength to Confidence: The Wines of Jamie Kutch
I have written about the wines of Jamie Kutch several times here on Vinography. This is due, in part, to
100 Tastes from the Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting
For those in the wine trade, one of the characteristics of Spring has long been the proliferation of wine tasting
Napa’s Epic Harvest: Tasting the 2018 Vintage at Premiere Napa Valley
Some people run a marathon once each year. That’s not my speed. Instead, I knuckle down and taste 200 Cabernets
Putting Terroir Where Your Mouth Is: The Extraordinary Wines of Pedro Parra
The van bumps down the dirt road and comes to a halt at the top of a steep unmarked lane
Napa’s Royal Cabernets: The Wines of Oakville
While often considered a single “place” when it comes to wine, Napa is hardly a monolithic growing region. Each of
Vinoptima: Too Much of a Good Thing
There’s no doubt that wine is romantic, and that this romance inspires and motivates consumers and producers alike, especially in
