Category: Wine Reviews

Matthiasson, Napa Valley: Current Releases
The past of most wine regions becomes physically embodied in its most iconic destinations, whether grand Chateaux, or venerable old

Schloss Gobelsburg, Kamptal, Austria: Current Releases
It seems like they have always been there. For centuries, the monks have been rooted as firmly as their grape

Mountain Wines of Italy: Tasting Notes from Alto Adige
From the snow-capped peaks of the Dolomites and the Alps, water trickles off glaciers down into steep-walled fertile alpine valleys

Weingut Veyder-Malberg, Wachau, Austria: Current Releases
In Austria’s Wachau valley, it’s hard to pay attention to what winemakers tell you, especially when they’re talking with you

Weingut Nigl, Kremstal, Austria: Current Releases
If you begin in the medieval town of Krems, and turn your back on the Danube to instead follow the

Acid Freaks Unite!: Tasting Notes from In Pursuit of Balance 2012
I may be mangling the quote a little, but I swear I saw someone on twitter the other day say

2010 Grgich Hills Estate “Fume Blanc” Sauvignon Blanc, Napa
Visitors to Napa Valley, even those on their first trip, have a hard time missing the Grgich Hills winery, which

Tasting the World at ProWein
, Germany’s largest wine exhibition, to find that German wines were in the minority. What I expected to be one

The Sweet Taste of Freedom: Austria’s Ruster Ausbruch Wines
It’s hard to imagine an age when wine might have literally been seen as treasure. Certainly those of us with

The Beauty of Blaufrankisch: Tasting Wines from Leithaberg, Austria
My first tastes of Austrian red wine were without context, and I will admit, not favorable. In tasting through the

Weinlaubenhof Kracher, Burgenland, Austria: Current Releases
When it comes to dessert wines, most people have heard of Sauternes or ice wine (location unspecific). Perhaps some have

The Taste of Zweigelt
If you can tear yourself away from the gorgeous facades and ancient spires of Vienna, to head south-southeast as if

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Burgundy: Current Releases
You don’t get very far in a journey towards being a wine lover without hearing the words “Romanée-Conti” spoken with

Napa’s Best Cabernet: Tasting at Premiere Napa Valley 2012
It looks like the California wine industry is officially out of the recession. Yesterday, at the annual Premiere Napa Valley

Spottswoode Estate, Napa: Current Releases
Great wines are always tapestries of story, with people and place making up the warp and weft of their fabric.

Critically Tasting Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
One of my unbroken refrains here at Vinography has to do with the value of large public wine tastings as

Ehlers Estate, Napa: Current Releases
Who ever heard of a non-profit winery? In Napa no less. The first time the folks at Ehlers Estate told

The Best Zinfandels of California: Tasting at ZAP 2012
You can always count on the ZAP Zinfandel festival in San Francisco to draw a crowd, no matter what the

2006 Peay Vineyards Roussane/Marsanne Blend, Sonoma Coast
As a wine reviewer who gets paid next to nothing for his work, I have the luxury of only reviewing