Category: White Wine
2001 Benanti “Pietramarina” Bianco Superiore, Etna DOC, Sicily
I try to avoid getting into discussions about terroir for the same reasons I avoid arguing about religion: no one
WBW#41 Roundup Has Been Posted: Friuli White Wines
The white wines of northeastern Italy have never been on the radar for most Americans. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate only
2006 HdV “De la Guerra” Chardonnay, Carneros
California’s Carneros AVA (American Viticultural Area) is unusual in many respects. It’s most well known eccentricity is that it exists
2005 Lusco do Mino “Pazo Pineiro de Lusco” Albariño, Rias Baixas, Spain
Spain has many claims to fame in the wine world but it will always hold a special place in my
2006 Vincenzo Cesani Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy
If someone ever held my feet to the fire and forced me to name just one group of wines that
1988 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva Blanca, Rioja Alta, Spain
There are few wineries in Spain whose names conjure the heritage and prestige evoked by R. Lopez de Heredia. Don
2005 Spencer Roloson Grenache Blanc, California
It’s particularly pleasurable to watch a small wine label mature and make a name for itself in the world. I
The World’s Best Prosecco: Tasting Conegliano Valdobbiadene
We Americans aren’t deprived of much in the world when it comes to wine, but if there’s one segment of
Hospice Du White Rhones
Last weekend was the 15th Annual Hospice du Rhone festival, an event that every year draws a couple of thousand
2004 Remelluri Bianco, Rioja, Spain
It’s hard not to be jealous sometimes of the old world wine producers. While new world winemakers, and those pioneering
2005 French Rabbit Chardonnay, Vin de Pays d’Oc, France
In case you hadn’t noticed, the wine packaging revolution is upon us. Or should I say, upon us again. It
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
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
2005 Hook and Ladder “The Tillerman” White Blend, Russian River Valley, Sonoma
Old winemakers don’t die, they just start another label. I’ve never seen this bumper sticker on any old pickup truck
2005 Boutari Moschofilero, Mantinia (Peloponnese), Greece
OK. So I’m on a bit of a Greek wine kick these days. Trying to poke my nose into potentially
2001 Weinrieder “Poysdorfer Schneiderberg” Riesling Eiswein, Weinviertel, Austria
Winemaking can be a nerve-wracking business. A lot of things can go wrong in the fermentation process, strange things happen
2004 Argyros Estate “Barrel Select” White Wine, Santorini, Greece
I go out of my way to taste wines from up-and-coming, out of the way, and generally obscure wine regions.
1996 Domaine Marcel Deiss “Burg” Riesling, Alsace
I can remember the first time I heard of a place called Alsace. I was sitting in my middle school
Tasting The Terry Theise Champagne Portfolio
The average wine consumer can name the number of champagne brands they know on the fingers of one hand. Many
