Summer Vacations in Wine Country
By the time I was four years old, I had begun to visit my father during the summer at the
How Many Wine Regions are Too Many?
Can wine grapes be made to grow where you live? For a lot of the world, the answer is yes.
Vinography Images: The Wine Mountain
The Wine Mountain ALEXANDER VALLEY, CA: A terraced hillside Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard with a shrouded Mount St. Helena in the
French To Destroy the California Wine Industry Over Foie Gras
OK people, now is the time for outrage. If you value the California wine industry, then you can’t ignore the
2008 Ovid Proprietary Red Wine, Napa Valley
I’ve learned a lot about many things in the course of meeting with Napa winemakers and writing about Napa wines
The Essence of Wine: Candle Wax
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch It belongs with the sounds of slowly creaking doors, the smell of old books and
Love is All You Need: The Magical Wines of Imre Kaló
The road from Tokaj to Eger, Hungary, tells something of the country’s story. An early spring afternoon shows lush, gently
Vinography Images: Vineyard Morning
Vineyard Morning ALEXANDER VALLEY, CA: A Cabernet Sauvignon vine stands against the early morning winter sky in Sonoma County, the
50th Annual Napa Wine Library Tasting: August 19, Napa
Dedicated wine lovers in the San Francisco Bay area get several opportunities each year to indulge their passions for wine.
The Essence of Wine: Nuts
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch Saying that our relationship with nuts goes back for some time dramatically understates the case.
West of West Wine Festival: August 3-5, Occidental, CA
Cool climate has become a popular catchphrase in the world of wine, thanks, in part, to global warming trends that
Vinography Images: Howell Mountain Fog
Howell Mountain Fog NAPA VALLEY, CA: A pine forest high on the slopes of Howell Mountain in the Napa Valley
The Screaming Secondary Wine Market
. Not only are the number of bottles that the domaine has to sell minuscule, but permission to be on
The Essence of Wine: Garrigue
Image © 2012 Leigh Beisch Through crystalline blue skies, the sun all but drips onto your welcoming skin. With eyes
Weingut Fred Loimer, Kamptal, Austria: Current Releases
“This can’t be the way, there’s nothing out here,” I hear myself saying as my traveling companion and I dutifully
Hungarian Wine: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. My Notes From the 2012 Pannon Wine Challenge.
, a national competition for Hungarian wine. While this competition is not the sole national proving ground for Hungarian wines,
Vinography Images: Coastal Ridges
Coastal Ridges SONOMA COUNTY, CA: The coastal mountains of Dry Creek Valley near Healdsburg recede in a late summer afternoon
Syrah – The End of an Era?
For the past 20 years, the last weekend in April or the first weekend in May has always meant the
Vinography Images: Fingers in the Fog
Fingers in the Fog ALEXANDER VALLEY, CA: A dormant Sonoma County Zinfandel vineyard shrouded in fog offers the dark shapes
