
I’ll Drink To That!: Sandy Block’s Shot at Redemption
There’s a new episode of I’ll Drink to That! available. Episode 496 features Sandy Block, who was one of the first Americans

The Wines of COS and the Soul of Vittoria, Sicily
Most wine lovers are fated to fall in love with far more wines and wineries than they will manage to

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 12/24/23
Hello, happy holidays, and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the

Vinography Unboxed: The Week of 12/17/23
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Vinography Images: Fermenting From the Firehose
A pumpover gushes full blast at Fitapreta Vinhos in Portugal’s Alentejo region. Says photographer and harvest intern David Sawyer, “Thoroughly

Alder’s Wines of 2023
It’s been, as they say, something of a year for me. One that I’m going to be very happy to

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 12/17/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/10/23
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Vinography Images: Too Much of a Good Thing
Clean up on aisle One! A slightly overfilled tank starts to erupt during fermentation at Fitapreta Vinhos in Alentejo, Portugal.

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 12/10/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/3/23
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Vinography Images: Tartaric Trouble
When someone forgets to clean out a tank, mold grows on the tartrates pretty quickly. Photographer David Sawyer says, “It

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 12/3/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 11/26/23
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Vinography Images: Harvest Onwards
Three leaves showing the progression and beauty of a vine from the start to the end of harvest in Portugal’s

Finally SOMMthing Worth Watching
The first SOMM film, released in 2012, was an unprecedented and very compelling public window into an esoteric corner of

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 11/26/23
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Vinography Images: Last Bits
A harvest intern stares into the abyss the bottom of a fermentation bin, where only seeds and skins remain, after

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 11/19/23
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