2006 Hughes-Wellman Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena
While wines, and great wines in particular, are made with incredible forethought and planning, sometimes wine labels can spring up
Fun With Wine Consumption Statistics
I was poking around in some of the statistics offered by the Wine Institute earlier today looking for global per
The Cultural Origins of Wine Blogging?
Yesterday I wrote a post in which I remarked on the relative few numbers of wine bloggers in the UK
Where Are All the UK Wine Bloggers?
One of the longest running UK wine bloggers, Andrew Barrow recently wrote an article on his blog Spittoon, entitled The
2007 J Vineyards “Barrel 16” Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
There was a time (think: late Seventies, early Eighties) when a lot of people would have put money on California
The Great Wine Unraveling
to be alarmist and polemical in their approach to wine, more concerned with their ideology than with the facts. However,
Golden Glass Wine Tasting: June 12, San Francisco
Once upon a time, the Golden Glass tasting was about as close as you could get to a secret “wine
Cast Your Vote for the 2010 Wine Blog Awards
and voting is now open to members of the public. That means you. If you’re reading this wine blog, then
1980 Soldera Case Basse Brunello Riserva, Montalcino, Italy
When I was a kid, I read a lot of science fiction. On long plane flights I still occasionally pick
Some Thoughts on Australian Wine
Anyone who reads Vinography with any regularity would know that I spent some time in Australia recently on a press
Bordeaux. The Anti-Millenial Wine?
Early in my stages of self-education on wine, I often said to myself, “I really don’t see what all the
Noon Winery, McLaren Vale, Australia: Current Releases
The term garagiste, originally coined as a pejorative referring to the small wineries in Bordeaux’s Right Bank who were making
2006 Marc Kreydenweiss “Clos Rebberg” Pinot Gris, Alsace, France
The wines of Alsace are some of the most unique and distinctive in the world. They are also some of
Tempranillo Advocates and Producers Tasting: June 5, San Francisco
Sometimes I feel like California vintners don’t experiment enough. While they may be trying a wide range of rootstocks, clonal
Does Machine Harvesting Lower Wine Quality?
As some of you know, I recently spent some time on a press trip down in Australia. I’m still working
2007 Monastero Suore Cistercensi “Coenobium Rusticum” Bianco, Lazio, Italy
We owe much of modern viticulture and winemaking traditions to the church in some form or another. Even before the
Ransoming the World’s Most Famous Vineyard
They say the best way to make a small fortune in the wine business is to start with a large
Jasper Hill Winery, Heathcote, Australia: Current Releases
The best wines in the world all share at least one thing in common, and that is a winemaker who
2004 St. Hallett Semillon, Barossa Valley, Australia
I’ll tell you right off the bat that if you live in the United States, you can’t buy this wine.
