Category: Red Wine
Stony South: Tasting the 2019 Gimblett Gravels Vintage Selection
In a country filled with utterly spectacular wine regions, the Gimblett Gravels district of Hawke’s Bay can’t compete for the
Tasting Natural Beauty: The Wines of Rippon
When I was first learning the little bit of Japanese that I speak, I was interested in adjectives. Maybe it’s
Poised for Greatness: Tasting The Evolution of Anderson Valley
Given all the fuss that has been made about Pinot Noir in the post-Sideways era, you would think that Mendocino’s
The Soul of Refinement: Recent & Upcoming Releases from Corison Winery, Napa
There most definitely was a time, not so long ago, when you couldn’t begin an article about one of Napa’s
Three Men, One Shovel: The Single-Vineyard Cabernets of La Pelle
Earlier this year, I wrote up an extensive report on many of the new (to me) producers of Napa Valley
Striving for Perfection and Finding Truth: Tasting 20 Years of Vérité
The year was 1995. Jess Jackson and his wife Barbara Banke were riding high on the wave of success that
Barolo and Barbaresco: Highlights from Recent Vintages
It’s a bit hard to comprehend that a year ago I was in a throng of New Yorkers and Piedmontese
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 1/3/21
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
America’s Other Cabernet: The Wines of Red Mountain, WA
Admittedly, it sounds like the set-up for a joke: what do two nuclear engineers to for a good time outside
The Progress of Consistency: A TOR Wines Retrospective
There’s lucky and then there’s damned lucky. Tor Kenward has basically had his dream job since the age of 29.
Napa History in Three Acres and Three Vintages
Some people have beautifully manicured front lawns. Some people have barely manageable jungles. And some are lucky enough to have
The Best Brunellos: Tasting the 2015 Vintage on Tour
Anyone who doesn’t fall even just a little bit in love with Tuscany the first time they visit should probably
Napa’s Royal Cabernets: The Wines of Oakville
While often considered a single “place” when it comes to wine, Napa is hardly a monolithic growing region. Each of
Get in Early on Oregon Tempranillo
Abacela Vineyards, Umpqua Valley, Oregon While everyone and their wine-loving aunt Jeannie are busy going gaga for Oregon Pinot Noir
An Infrequent Encounter with Bordeaux
The World Atlas of Wine describes it as the “largest fine-wine district on earth,” and while we make a big
Two Wines That Prove Colorado Is The Next Wine Region to Watch
I grew up in Colorado. If you had told me as a high schooler that Colorado would one day be
Vinography Unboxed: Week of March 4, 2018
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
The Rockstar Vintage: Tasting 2016 Cabernet at Premiere Napa Valley
Some people run a marathon once each year. That’s not my speed. Instead, I knuckle down and taste 200 Cabernets
Drinking the Past as California Burns
Light night, even as flames roared through the chaparral of Southern California, I attended a wine tasting event to benefit
