Wine and Spirits Top 100 Tasting: October 13, San Francisco
I beat the drum a lot about public wine tastings. They are the best way for wine lovers to educate
Vinography Images: Vines and Sky
Vines and Sky Rows of sprawling vines find an echo in the puffy clouds above the Russian River Valley, in
The Wine Super Villain Strikes
Seems like every few months the news carries the story of some wine theft. Whether it’s a mentally ill woman
Where is All the Deeply Discounted Champagne?
Every day, I get e-mails with wines being offered at more and more outrageous prices. What you can get for
Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting 2010: September 27, San Francisco
I never liked Champagne until I had the really good stuff. For years I went to weddings and New Year’s
Dry Creek Vineyard, Healdsburg, CA: Some Current Releases
Driving through California’s wine country, with its carefully manicured vineyards carpeting huge swaths of the countryside, it’s easy to imagine
Vinography Images: Vines in Autumn
Vines in Autumn Harvest has begun in many places in the northern hemisphere as autumn is fast approaching. Soon the
Book Review: Reading Between The Wines by Terry Theise
I can honestly say that of all the people in the wine world that hadn’t written books, the one I
2010 FallFest Wine and Food Tasting: October 9, San Francisco
Once upon a time in this country, back when we didn’t buy our food and instead we grew it, Autumn
The World’s Best Sake: Tasting at the Joy of Sake Soiree 2010
One of the public wine tastings I most look forward to every year doesn’t serve a single drop of wine.
Lake County People’s Choice Wine Awards Tasting: September 26, Lower Lake, CA
A few weeks ago I participated as a judge in a somewhat unusual wine tasting competition. My job, and the
Vinography Images: The Cellar
The Cellar Old wine cellars are magical places. One of my favorite smells in the world is the damp woody
2008 Outpost Grenache, Howell Mountain, Napa
To the casual visitor or inexperienced wine lover, Napa may just be a name on a bottle, or a vision
There Will Be Blood
True grievance or flagrant publicity stunt? Lawyers are revving their engines as domestic diva Martha Stewart is rumored to be
For Pete’s Sake, Don’t Throw Out That Wine!
According to news reports, UK consumers throw away around 50 million liters of wine per year, valued at around $726
Lake County’s Best Wines: Tasting the People’s Choice Awards
Those of you who follow this blog closely know that a few weeks ago I played hooky from work and
Vinography Images: The Old Way
The Old Way Vineyards have gone through several evolutions in how they are planted. At first, the vines were planted
2007 Anaba Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
One of my greatest pleasures remains my “discovery” of small new wineries, and the opportunity to watch them mature over
Give Them Some Wine!
The thought of being trapped underground for any length of time is enough to send some people off the deep
