Off to Portugal for a Drink
After a couple months of busting my rear for the day job, today I get the opportunity to enjoy one
Vinography Images: Hazy Afternoon
Hazy Afternoon The afternoon sun filters through the haze over a hillside vineyard in Sonoma County. INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image
The Dark Queen of Châteauneuf-du-Pape: Domaine du Pégau
She may be the Dark Queen of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, but the darkness doesn’t come from her. In fact, Laurence Feraud is
Does California Have Too Many AVAs?
, which came just days after the announcement that the Paso Robles region had been subdivided into eleven new AVAs,
Vinography Unboxed: Week of October 26, 2014
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Vinography Images: Shades of Autumn
Shades of Autumn Grape leaves show their intense autumn colors in a Sonoma County vineyard. INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by
16th Annual Pinot Fest: November 22, 2014
, a low-key event held every year at Farallon Restaurant. Despite practically non-existent marketing or announcement, PinotFest quietly pulls together
Hang out with the World’s Top Wine Writers. For Free.
One of the great perks of having been at this wine writing thing for some time involves my association with
Vinography Unboxed: Week of October 19, 2014
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Vinography Images: Divine Droplets
Divine Droplets Dew beads on the down of a newly unfurled grape leaf in Sonoma County. INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image
Bay Area Bordeaux: Tasting Santa Cruz Mountain Cabernets
It sounds like the beginnings of a joke: how do you hook a wine writer? The answer, it turns out,
US 2014 Vintage – Early, Fast, Eventful
It has become my habit each year to check in with winemakers across the United States as harvest concludes in
Vinography Images: Big Shadow
Big Shadow A California Live Oak casts a big shadow in the morning sun near a vineyard in Sonoma County.
Come Explore The Essence of Wine with Me in Healdsburg: October 30th, 2014
Healdsburg is one of my favorite little wine country towns. Located at what I like to think of as the
Vinography Unboxed: Week of October 5, 2014
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Another Idiotic California Law Screws Wineries
Last week I wrote about the perverted horrors of Proposition 65, the law ostensibly created to protect Californians against toxic
Vinography Images: Vineyard Reflections
Vineyard Reflections A young vineyard reflects in standing water following a rain storm in Sonoma County. INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image
The Fake Tongue Illusion and Wine Tasting
The degree to which the mechanics of our own perception continue to be a mystery to us gives me no
2014 Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting: October 21, San Francisco
There are wine tastings, and then there are wine tastings. The annual Wine & Spirits Magazine Top 100 Tasting is
