Vinography Images: Across the Lake
Across the Lake LOWER LAKE, CA: The rolling hillside vineyards of Vigilance Winery, overlooking Clear Lake, near Lower Lake, California.
Drinking Wine While Pregnant: The Latest
A couple of the most commented on and most controversial posts I’ve ever written were entitled Wine and Pregnancy: The
2013: A Sunny US Vintage So Far
On 10 June, the skies above Napa and Sonoma crackled and boomed with the rare sounds of a spring thunderstorm
Passopisciaro Winery, Etna, Sicily: Current Releases
Andrea Franchetti is worrying about a door. It’s two days before the Contrada dell’Etna, the main seasonal tasting of Etna
Vinography images: Two Skies
Two Skies PHILO, CA: The irrigation pond at Navarro Vineyards reflects the brilliant blue skies above the Anderson Valley. Located
France, WTF?!?
There are times when those we love need tenderness, affection, and understanding. That’s probably most of the time. But then
2013 Pinot Days Tasting: June 30, San Francisco
It’s June, and that means one thing when it comes to wine in San Francisco: Pinot Noir. For the past
Italy’s Best Wines? Tasting at OperaWine 2013
I’ve often said that if forced to choose a single country, I’d drink the wines of Italy for the rest
Fromm Winery, Marlborough, New Zealand: Current Releases
When was the last time you thanked the Cold War for giving you a great glass of wine? It’s not
Vinography Images: Green Gold
Green Gold SANTA MARIA, CA: The vineyards and hillsides along the Tepusquet Bench in Santa Maria Valley are covered with
2013 Tempranillo Advocates Tasting: June 23, San Francisco
Given the similarities between the climates in Northern California and some parts of Spain and Portugal, one has to wonder
2011 Napa Cabernet: Through the Lens of Auction Napa Valley
The event called Auction Napa Valley is actually three auctions in one. I wrote yesterday about the fireworks at this
2013 Napa Valley Wine Auction Blows it Out of the Water
Every charity auction wants the next year to be greater than the last. To raise more money, to dazzle more,
Vinography Images: It’s Napa!
It’s Napa! RUTHERFORD, CA: A large “welcome” sign greets visitors to the Napa Valley. Some 13.6 million international travelers visit
Keplinger Wines, Napa: Current Releases
One of the most often proclaimed credentials for winemakers in California consists of having been trained in the Old World.
The Essence of Wine: Graphite
Image © 2013 Leigh Beisch Perhaps if you were well-behaved or maybe just lucky, your teacher sent you to the
The Rhone Renaissance: Tasting Notes from Rhone Rangers 2013
“I’m not dead yet!” protests the old man as he is about to be dumped on the wheelbarrow of corpses.
Vinography Images: The Colorful Palette
The Colorful Palette COTATI, CA: Pinot Noir grapes undergo veraison on the vine under a warm summer sun in Sonoma’s
Vinography Unboxed: Week of May 20, 2013
Hello from the bottom (or more truthfully, from floundering near the top) of the samples pile. This is the latest
