Category: Wine Reviews
California’s Best Pinot Noirs?: I’m Still Recovering From Pinot Days
Don’t think you’d ever get tired of drinking Pinot Noir? Try tasting 200 of them on a single day. I
1980 Beringer Vineyards Private Reserve “Lemmon-Chabot Vineyard” Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
The only way to start a story about Beringer Winery is: Once Upon A Time, there were two brothers, Frederick
A New Category: Older Vintages
Today I am inaugurating a new category of wine reviews focusing on older vintages. Sometimes called “library wines” these wines
2002 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Chambolle Musigny Vielles Vignes, Burgundy, France
Burgundy is a confounding place to everyone save its most intense devotees. Broken into hundreds of small village appellations which
Gaja Winery, Italy: Current Releases
What can one say about Gaja? Among wine collectors and wine lovers it is one of the most sought after
2001 Strata Vineyards Estate Merlot, Oak Knoll District, Napa
While it’s rare to find a winery dedicated to producing wines from a single varietal, it’s even more rare to
WBW#10 Roundup: White Pinot
This month’s virtual, world-wide wine tasting event has wrapped up and Alice over at My Adventures In The Breadbox has
2003 St. Innocent “Freedom Hill Vineyard” Pinot Blanc, Willamette Valley, Oregon
This wine review is my contribution to today’s online wine tasting event known as Wine Blogging Wednesday. This incarnation is
2001 Ancien Chardonnay, Carneros, Napa
I presume that some of you have friends like mine who belong to the ABC club. That’s “Anything But Chardonnay”
2003 Napa Cabernet: A Report From Auction Napa Valley
If you were anywhere near Napa on Friday June 3rd, you knew about the annual Auction Napa Valley. Why? Because
2001 Piña Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa
If one were to speculate on the wine market as a savvy investor might in the small-cap stock market, the
Fess Parker Winery: Current Releases
Say the name Fess Parker these days and you usually get one of three reactions. From people under the age
2002 Chateau Ksara “Gris de Gris” Rose, Bekka Valley, Lebanon
Like in Egypt, winemaking in Lebanon has a long history, stretching back well before 1000 B.C. Lacking Egypt’s well preserved
2000 Staglin Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
From the late 1800’s to the first half of the twentieth century California represented a land of opportunity for many.
X Winery, Napa: Current Releases
With all the romanticizing that goes on about wine (albeit with good reason) it’s easy to forget that for even
All About Egyptian Wine
So I just got back from my honeymoon in Egypt, and while it was far from a culinary or wine
Ehlers Estate, Napa: Current Releases
Who ever heard of a non-profit winery? The first time the folks at Ehlers Estate told me they were, I
2003 Olson & Ogden “Sonoma Valley” Syrah, Sonoma
As regular readers know, I am very interested in small, family-run wineries. These come in several flavors in the industry,
2002 Whispering Dove, Oakville, Napa
Mr. Cult Cabernet I presume? Surely you’ve heard of Screaming Eagle. I tend to use it here at Vinography as
