Category: Wine Reviews

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.

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 9/20/20
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Cameron Hughes is At It Again
What is it they say about the major mistakes we make in life? Good judgment comes from experience, and experience

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 9/13/20
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Vinography Images: Looming Danger
Looming DangerSANTA YNEZ, CA: Billowing smoke and ash loom above a vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley. The Thomas Fire

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

Sonoma Scrappy: Introducing Topophilia Wine Company
One of the great pleasures of writing about wine will always be the sense of discovery it affords. The wine

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/30/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/23/20
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Two Canned Wines That Are Worth a Damn
Canned wine is having a moment right now. Sales are skyrocketing as people (more younger than older) respond to what

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/16/20
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Wines of the Wild Horses: Kingston Family Vineyards, Casablanca, Chile
One of the rare pleasures of a relationship to wine lies in our ability to follow it through time. Normally

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/9/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/2/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 7/26/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 7/19/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 7/12/20
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The Doyenne of California Sparkling Wine Steps Down
After 42 vintages, 30 of which were as the founding winemaker and CEO of Domaine Carneros, Eileen Crane (seen above

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 7/5/20
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