How Your Wine Gets Here, and Goes Bad Along the Way
As Americans we have a reputation for not knowing, or even wanting to know, where our food comes from. It’s
Nominations are Open for the 2009 American Wine Blog Awards
You, dear readers, are here because you “get it.” You most likely understand what is the point of a wine
Messages in a Bottle: What is an Honest Wine?
The other day, in the course of constructing a review, I found myself describing a wine as “honest.” And I
The Best of Brunello: Tasting the Latest Wines from Montalcino
Anyone who doesn’t fall even just a little bit in love with Tuscany the first time they visit should probably
The Science of Scent
How exactly it is that we smell (the verb, not the adjective) continues to be somewhat of a mystery, even
Will UV Treatment of Wine Save Terroir?
It seems like every week, there’s a new story about some inventor debuting some newfangled technology to make wine better.
Vinography Images: One Red Grape
One Red Grape Veraison [ver-ay-zun]. Noun. The stage of grape berry development that marks the beginning of ripening when the
2007 Cooper Mountain Vineyards “20th Anniversary Reserve” Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon
One of the great pleasures of wine appreciation will always be the process of tasting the wine of a single
Anderson Valley Alsace Varietals Festival: February 21, Boonville, CA
With all the fanfare surrounding Cabernet and Pinot Noir coupled with the obsession this country seems to have with Chardonnay,
The Best 2006 Bordeaux: Tasting the Union des Grands Crus
Every Spring the wine world begins to buzz with the anticipation of tasting through the latest vintage of Bordeaux. I’ve
Vinography Images: Sunset Vineyard
Sunset Vineyard We talk a lot about the dirt that wine comes from, but we don’t talk enough about the
Introducing Photographer Andy Katz
Whenever I think of Andy Katz, I will always remember a particular moment from my trip to South Africa in
Book Review: The Widow Cliquot by Tilar J. Mazzeo
Review by W. Blake Gray Great books are often the result of obsession. They have to be, considering the hours
Tough Time to be a Wine Writer
In a contracting economy, the last things you want to sell are goods and services that people consider discretionary luxuries.
Five Years of Vinography
Did you ever forget your birthday was coming up and only realized a few days after the fact that you’d
La Paulee Grand Burgundy Tasting: March 7, New York City
Every budding wine lover faces what can often seem like a daunting mountain to climb. There are so many wines
2004 Domaine de la Bouissiere Gigondas, France
The best known and highest quality wines of the world continue to get more expensive over time. This is a
Announcing the Menu For Hope 2009 Wine Prize Winners!
Thank you all for your patience while we whipped our random number generator into place so that we could be
