America’s Most Peculiar Appellation
To say that the economy of California’s Yuba County peaked during the Gold Rush and has been in slow decline
Drink Different: Highlights From the 7% Solution Tasting
One of the “worst” mistakes any wine lover can make involves the wine drinking equivalent of getting stuck in a
What’s Holding Wine Back in America
I guess by now I should not be surprised at the vitriol that wine sometimes inspires, especially given that people
Vinography Images: From the Fog
From the Fog SANTA ROSA, CA: New Pinot Noir vines at Gaps Crown Vineyard are dampened by a thick fog
The World’s First Wine Bar
Scientists have long known that our relationship with booze goes back a ways, so to speak. This past year, they
Vinography Unboxed: Week of May 31, 2015
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Vinography Images: Sky Drama
Sky Drama HEALDSBURG, CA: Despite the current drought conditions, Wine Country has experienced a number of spectacular sunsets due to
Secrets of the World’s Best Wine Lists
Up until this year, I had been a strong admirer and customer of great wine lists, but had never had
Vinography Unboxed: Week of May 24, 2015
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Vinography Images: The Happy Canyon
THE HAPPY CANYON SANTA YNEZ, CA: Syrah grapevines at Star Lane Vineyard & Winery estate, located in the Happy Canyon
Drinking Time Itself: The Champagnes of Anselme Selosse
The world’s greatest winemakers almost always have something in common with their wines. This would be expected, of course, as
The Great Prosecco Crisis of 2015
Have you noticed something strange recently? Look closely at all those Millennials you see around you in the bars and
Vinography Unboxed: Week of May 17th, 2015
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Vinography Images: Up in Flames
UP IN FLAMES HEALDSBURG, CA: Vineyard workers burn a pile of diseased and dead grapevines near Healdsburg, California. Replanting is
California’s Other Seven Percent
Most major wine regions of the world have come to be dominated by a select few grape varieties. In Europe,
Vinography Unboxed: Week of May 10, 2015
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Vinography Images: Spring Dreams
SPRING DREAMS HEALDSBURG, CA: Spring mustard flowers bask in the cool light following a rain shower in 2012. California wine
Tasting One Man’s Experience: The Champagnes of Agrapart et Fil
“Lots of winemakers want to have an easy life,” says a grizzled and clearly muscular Pascal Agrapart. “Not me. I
Vinography Unboxed: Week of May 4, 2015
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