When Wine Isn’t Enough of a Cash Crop, Grow Marijuana
Who knows where this stuff comes from? Or why the first place I find out about it is some newspaper
The Best Pinot Noir in California?: Tasting at Pinot Days 2008
The Pinot Days event, which took place on the last weekend in June this year, brings together one of the
Hear That? It’s the Sound of a Billion Wine Corks Pulled in China.
It’s no surprise that with the Olympics going on, all manner of news media have turned their eye on China.
Vinography Images: Fog in the Distance
Fog in the Distance “The vineyard landscape is often as much about the sky as it is the rows of
Manresa Restaurant and Vinography Present: The Sake Dinner, September 10th, 2008
Those of you who have been hanging around these parts for some time know that on occasion I get together
Italy Gets it Right. Scotland Gets it Very, Very Wrong.
There are those of you who believe that one of my favorite things to do here on Vinography consists of
Book Review: The Geography of Wine by Brian J. Sommers
Review by Tim Patterson. This is a very useful, though not very exciting book. No rhapsodies about mind-bending encounters with
The Shakespeare of Terroir
“Oh my God,” Terry Theise says, walking over to me, the only guy in the room with a laptop, with
Family Winemakers Tasting: August 24th, San Francisco
Size isn’t everything, they say, but sometimes it’s mighty impressive. The yearly Family Winemakers tasting in San Francisco has as
2005 Hughes-Wellman Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena, Napa Valley
Good wine is rarely made by accident. So much can go wrong in the winemaking process that to get something
Just When You Thought France Was Making Progress
No matter how bad you think you have it, there are other folks who have it worse than you. We
How Simple Should Wine Get?
As an advocate for wine, I try to help people enjoy wine more (or for the first time) in whatever
Best Brunch in San Francisco
Brunch is about indulgence. There’s nothing quite so gratifying as sleeping as late as you want on the weekend, and
Book Review: Passion on the Vine by Sergio Esposito
Review by Alfonso Cevola. There are stories that are meant to be true and stories that are intended to stir
La Brancaia, Chianti, Italy: Current Releases
Tuscany will always hold a special place in my heart. If not for the dreamlike quality of the rolling Chianti
Bay Area Urban Wine Experience Tasting: August 9th, Oakland
Wine country means a lot of things in California, a state with winegrowing regions stretching most of its 800 mile
Messages in a Bottle: Ode to the Blended Wine
Growing up in America cripples us wine lovers from the very start. Sure, we are born into the land of
Breaking Wine News: Bordeaux’s Cos d’Estournel Buys Napa’s Chateau Montelena
To those of you in the wine world paying attention to the dollar’s stomach churning lows against the Euro, this
Vérité Wines, Sonoma: Current Releases
Formulaic is an adjective that is often leveled at some of California’s top boutique wines and their winemaking. As if
