Category: Wine Reviews
Premiere Napa Valley and 2012 Cabernet
This past Saturday, The Napa Valley Vintners association held its annual Premiere Napa Valley barrel auction. Held each February as
2008 Rivers-Marie “Summa Old Vines” Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
We hear a lot (and I certainly write a lot) about wineries or wine labels that represent the realization of
Vinography Unboxed: Week of February 2, 2014
Hello from the bottom of the samples pile. This is the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some
Tasting Organic Rosé Wines from the South of France
Early this week I spent a few days wandering around the Millesime Bio fair in France. Billed as the world’s
Organic Wines of the Languedoc: An Initial Taste
Hello from France. I’m over here in the Languedoc-Roussillon in advance of the Millesime Bio conference next week, an event
Friuli Meets California: The Wines of Arbe Garbe
You can take the boy out of Friuli, but you can’t take the Friuli out of the boy. One quick
Vinography Unboxed: First Week of 2014
Hello from the bottom of the samples pile. This is the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some
The Best Champagnes I’ve Tasted Lately
Champagne cap collection in Reims France © 2013 George Rose. When I look back on my days as a beginning
Vinography Unboxed: Week of December 15, 2013
Hello from the bottom of the samples pile. This is the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some
Jim Barry Wines, Clare Valley, Australia: Some Current Releases
The early American colonists were at a pretty big disadvantage when it came to making their own wine. It just
Forlorn Hope: The Remarkable Wines of Matthew Rorick
I’ve decided that Matthew Rorick, despite his muscular frame and the weathered crow’s feet of a classic California surf bum,
Vinography Unboxed: Week of November 24, 2013
Hello from the bottom of the samples pile. This is the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some
Vinography Unboxed: Week of November 17, 2013
Hello from the bottom of the samples pile. This is the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some
Vinography Unboxed: Week of November 10, 2013
Hello from the bottom of the samples pile. This is the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some
Henschke Wines, Eden Valley, Australia: Some Current Releases
While many may argue about just which individual wine represents Australia’s finest expression of Shiraz, few could argue that when
Vinography Unboxed: Week of November 3, 2013
Hello from the bottom of the samples pile. This is the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some
The Best of New Zealand Pinot Noir
Sometimes it almost seems possible to taste the beauty of a place when we’re sipping a wine. If this were
Vinography Unboxed: Week of October 27, 2013
Hello from the bottom of the samples pile. This is the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some
The Doctor is In: A Visit with the Mosel’s Dr. Loosen
Winding your way along the German Moselstrasse, tucked in between the curves of the river that the highway mirrors, and
