Category: Wine Reviews
2003 McPrice Myers Grenache, Santa Barbara County
There’s a whole new generation of winemakers in California that is only just now starting to become visible to the
2005 Baker Lane “Hurst Vineyard” Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
Some people seem to get into the wine business through sheer determination. After years of saving, scraping, dreaming and planning,
The Best 2005 Napa Cabernet: Tasting Premiere Napa Valley ’07
Who wouldn’t want to shop around at this bake sale, especially if there were free samples of everything? I joined
Domaine de Nizas, Languedoc, France: Current Releases
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard friends say “I can’t really afford French wine.” Even after I
2004 San Sakana Cellars “Los Madres Vineyard” Syrah, Carneros, Sonoma
There are only a few people who wake up one morning after a long professional career and decide that they
WBW#30 Roundup Posted: New World Syrah
I’m not sure whether it was the popularity of the grape variety or the popularity of the host, but this
NV “The Big Red Monster” Red Table Wine, California
You wouldn’t believe the sort of stuff I get in the mail. Consumers are blissfully ignorant of the incredible amount
2002 Astrale e Terra Syrah, Atlas Peak, Napa
There’s Napa and then there’s Napa. For a lot of wine consumers, this four letter word is just synonymous with
2005 Pascal Cotat “Les Monts Damnés” Sancerre, Chavignol (Loire), France
Call them old school, call them luddites, call them crusty old throwbacks, but whatever you call them you’ve got to
The Wines of Clos de los Siete, Tunuyan, Argentina
Fifty miles south of the city of Mendoza the valley of Tunuyan feels less like a valley and more like
Schubert Wines, Martinborough, NZ: Current Releases
Martinborough, New Zealand started its life with the supremely inglorious sounding distinction of being the sheep capital of the North
Sato no Homare “Pride of The Village” Junmai Ginjo Sake, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Wine strikes me as the child of the sun — an essence coaxed from an alchemy of solar energy and
Unison Vineyard, Hawkes Bay, NZ: Current Releases
The equation of one hand, one vine, one wine serves as a cornerstone to many wine lovers in search of
2001 Domain Marcel Deiss “Burlenberg” Pinot Noir, Bergheim, Alsace
Alsace, the oft-contested and much-coveted skinny strip of land between northeastern France and its neighbor Germany is an odd and
2005 Segue Cellars “Segue” Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma
People have asked me many times if I ever think about making wine. Its something that I would love to
Craggy Range Winery, Hawkes Bay, NZ: Current Releases
New Zealand is certainly a land of surprises. A relatively compact landmass, it seems to possess every possible topography and
Escarpment, Martinborough, NZ: Current Releases
There’s something quite romantic about a wine region whose every hill bears a name given long ago, and whose byways
2003 Bibich Debit, Skradin (North Dalmatia), Croatia
In my last post here on Vinography I mulled, tongue-in-cheek about the impact of wine on the hallowed halls of
Felton Road Winery, Central Otago, NZ: Current Releases
Go as far back in human storytelling as you like, the myth of the evil twin or the dark child
