Category: Wine Reviews
Siduri Wines: Rewarding the Search for Flavor
About a month ago, after twenty years in business, and arguably at the peak of their business, Adam and Diana
Vinography Unboxed: Week of February 22, 2015
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The Glory of 2013 Napa Cabernet: Tasting Premiere Napa Valley
Each year, the Napa Valley Vintners Association pulls out all the stops to host its annual fundraising event known as
A Dose of Claret: Visiting With 2010 Bordeaux
I have two confessions to make, the first slightly more gauche (among wine lovers) than the last. Here goes. I
An Apogee of Red: Drinking with the Douro Boys
You could call them the First Growths of Portugal, but they call themselves The Douro Boys — the scions of
Vinography Unboxed: Week of February 2, 2015
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California Chardonnay According to David Ramey
“Some people say, ‘Why shouldn’t California Chardonnay be something else entirely, instead of like the whites of Burgundy’ and there’s
Vinography Unboxed: Week of January 18, 2015
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of January 11, 2015
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The Superb Grace of Old Vines: Drinking Janasse
In a region where castles crumble to ruins on the hills, and the vines outlive their farmers, one of the
Vinography Unboxed: Week of January 4, 2015
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of December 27th, 2014
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Flirting with the Ecstatic: The Wines of Nikolaihof, Austria
There are certain places in this world that feel as if they exist outside of time. Or perhaps they exist
Vinography Unboxed: Week of December 20, 2014
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Setting a New Bar for Oregon Pinot: Brittan Vineyards
Expressed briefly, making a great wine is rather simple. You find the right piece of ground; you put the right
Vinography Unboxed: Week of December 13, 2014
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of December 7, 2014
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A Life Indomitable: The Wines of Casal Santa Maria, Portugal
“I have been condemned to death four times,” says the man that everyone calls Senhor Baron with a smile that
Vinography Unboxed: Week of November 23, 2014
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