Category: Wine Reviews
A First Taste of Idaho Wine
Wine from Idaho? Why not? Idaho’s climate and geology share many things in common with Eastern Washington State, a place
Tasting Integrity: 25 Years of Corison Napa Cabernet
“This is how integrity tastes,” I found myself concluding as I tasted through 25 years of Cathy Corison’s efforts to
Vinography Unboxed: Week of June 21, 2015
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of June 14, 2015
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Drink Different: Highlights From the 7% Solution Tasting
One of the “worst” mistakes any wine lover can make involves the wine drinking equivalent of getting stuck in a
Vinography Unboxed: Week of May 31, 2015
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of May 24, 2015
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Drinking Time Itself: The Champagnes of Anselme Selosse
The world’s greatest winemakers almost always have something in common with their wines. This would be expected, of course, as
Vinography Unboxed: Week of May 17th, 2015
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of May 10, 2015
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Tasting One Man’s Experience: The Champagnes of Agrapart et Fil
“Lots of winemakers want to have an easy life,” says a grizzled and clearly muscular Pascal Agrapart. “Not me. I
Vinography Unboxed: Week of May 4, 2015
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of April 26, 2015
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A Brief Video Lesson in Champagne Disgorgement
Compared to normal still wine production, Champagne winemaking gets pretty complicated. Once you’ve made a still wine, you put it
A Singular Expression: The Champagnes of Cédric Bouchard
When I first met the improbably youthful Cédric Bouchard six years ago on his first visit to the United States,
Acid Freaks Unite: Highlights From the 2015 IPOB Tasting
Every year, I look forward to the In Pursuit of Balance (IPOB) tasting in San Francisco. Started by Raj Parr
Vinography Unboxed: Week of April 5, 2015
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of March 29, 2015
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A Man, an Island, and a Bottle of Grüner: The Wines of Rudi Pichler
“I am not a modern winemaker,” says Rudi Pichler, as we walk through his compact, and yes, very modern winery
