Category: Wine Reviews

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 7/9/23
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Fine California Rosé – No Longer An Oxymoron
With global rosé sales on a steady rise (to the point that they seemingly threaten to overtake red-wine consumption in

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 7/2/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 6/11/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 6/4/23
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The Dark Jewel of Umbria: Thoughts on Montefalco Sagrantino
On the narrow “boot” of Italy, at least the part that protrudes into the Mediterranean, there exists one and only

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/14/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/7/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/30/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/23/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/16/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/9/23
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California’s High-Country Wines
The phrase ‘alpine wine’ is on the lips of many a sommelier these days. Thanks to the exigencies of climate

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/2/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/26/23
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Wines of the Wind: Recent Releases from Anaba Wines, Sonoma
What happens when a traditionally Rhône-focused producer in Sonoma hires one of California’s best Pinot Noir winemakers? That’s not a

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/12/23
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Tasting California’s Geekiest Vineyard
Psychologists analysing paratroopers divide them into three different categories: ‘courageous’, ‘fearless’ and ‘over-confident’. It’s not clear which of these would

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/5/23
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