Category: Wine Reviews
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
More New Zealand Wine Reviews: Central Otago
Ruth and I have (sadly) returned from New Zealand — a little sunburned, a little heavier, and with an aching
More New Zealand Wine Reviews: Hawkes Bay
We’re still tooling around New Zealand, but will (sadly) be returning home to the post-holiday grind in California. While Ruth
More New Zealand Wine Reviews: Martinborough
Hello and happy holidays from New Zealand. Ruth and I have now visited the Central Otago, Martinborough, and Hawkes Bay
Chard Farm Winery, Central Otago, NZ: Current Releases
New Zealand’s Central Otago wine region, as is common with many “newer” wine regions in their early stages of development,
