Pinot Days Grand Tasting: Sunday June 25, San Francisco
Pinot Noir lovers would do well to block off a few hours of their Sunday next week to attend the
Restaurant Review: Range, San Francisco
If orange is the new black, then small is the new big when it comes to San Francisco restaurants. Over
WBW22 Roundup Has Been Posted
Feeling like that stuff in your glass is a little too potent? Wish you could drink more than a glass
Much Ado About Bubbles
I’ve remarked here more than once about the oddly strong relationship between rappers and champagne. It’s been one of those
Why Community Tasting Note Sites Will Fail
A lot of you are going to disagree with what follows. Especially if you use one of these services or,
2001 Vignerons du Quercy “Les Hauts Lastour” Red wine, Coteaux du Quercy (Cahors), France
Ask anyone in the wine business, or any serious wine snob what the top five most salient “issues” are in
Mid-life Crisis? Alcoholic? Blame The Wine!
File this one under irresponsible journalism and a failing grade in college-level statistics. Not to mention a complete ignorance of
When Wine Labels Get Political
We all know that wine plays into politics on a regular basis, and not just in places like France where
2003 Azienda Agricola Ajello “Furat” IGT Red Blend, Sicily
I learn things drinking wine all the time, and some of what I learn is even the sort of stuff
Just Call Me Your Wine Lifeline
So, I get a call late last night. First it hits my cell phone which I’ve left in the bedroom
What Would YOU Do With 42 Cases of Sketchy Wine?
Consider this the first Vinography Reader Challenge. I happen to have a very good friend who works for a non-profit.
1999 Domaine Clos St. Landelin (Rene Muré) “Vorbourg” Grand Cru Riesling, Alsace
If you ever needed an example of why my wine reviews aren’t just tasting notes, here’s one for you. Scroll
The Best 2004 Napa Cabernet: Tasting Notes From Auction Napa Valley 2006
I’ve just returned from a yearly fete that a fanciful movie director might call Napa’s Big Weekend. Auction Napa Valley
Messages In a Bottle: The Better Half of My Palate
I heard my wife say something unbelievable last week. It just sort of popped out, casually, as we were putting
What To Drink With Dinner: The WBW21 and IMBB26 Roundup
Wine Blogging Wednesday (WBW for short) as regular readers know, is a virtual wine tasting party, where bloggers all over
The Golden Glass Tasting Event, June 10th, San Francisco
One of the earliest movies I remember seeing was Jason and the Argonauts, an epic fantasy that combined stop motion
WBW22 Has Been Announced: Low Alchohol Reds
The next incarnation of the popular virtual wine tasting event Wine Blogging Wednesday has been announced. Hosted by Tim over
Fred Franzia: Great Businessman or Wine Antichrist?
Whatever your opinion of Fred Franzia, you have to hand it to the guy — he knows how to get
