First it Was The Nurses…
They say that good help is hard to find. We’ve had a critical shortage of nurses here in California and
WBW#27 Roundup Has Been Posted: Ice Ice Baby
Just in time for folks to head out and pick up some nice dessert wine for Thanksgiving dinner to go
2005 Boutari Moschofilero, Mantinia (Peloponnese), Greece
OK. So I’m on a bit of a Greek wine kick these days. Trying to poke my nose into potentially
Thanksgiving Wine Recommendations From Vinography
This is the sound of me caving in to popular demand. Here at Vinography, I specifically try to avoid the
Who Should We Visit In New Zealand?
I’ve gotten great advice from readers before, and it seems that people have a lot of fun offering up suggestions,
Now THAT’s Cultivating a Market
While the major wine producing countries of the word are busy trying to figure out what to do to penetrate
1961 Hospices de Beaune Emile Chandesais “Cuvée Rousseau Deslandes,” Côte de Beaune, Burgundy
I will never be able to taste all the wines out there, no matter how hard I try, just as
My Latest Occupational Hazard
Our bodies know things, and tell us all the time, but most of the time we choose to ignore them.
What is eBay Smoking (or Maybe Drinking)?
In order to bring you this amusing and puzzling anecdote, I must admit something. I google Vinography occasionally to see
Pey-Marin Vineyards, Marin: Current Releases
I love watching the wine world evolve. In particular I enjoy seeing new wines spring up like the proverbial dragon’s
Three Perspectives on Cult Cabernets
Even though I don’t consider myself a wine expert, I still get asked for a lot of advice, and I
2001 Weinrieder “Poysdorfer Schneiderberg” Riesling Eiswein, Weinviertel, Austria
Winemaking can be a nerve-wracking business. A lot of things can go wrong in the fermentation process, strange things happen
The James Beard Chef Awards Go Democratic
Venerable institutions often suffer more than normal companies and organizations when things go wrong internally. The Red Cross took a
Daimon Brewery, Katano City, Japan: Current Releases
I’m a sucker for a good story when it comes to what I’m drinking. Of course, what I’m drinking has
A Good Overview of France’s Problem
I’ve written often (bitingly, sometimes) about the woes of the French wine industry. I tend to give the French a
Messages In a Bottle: What’s New in The Wine World
The wine world moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss
25th Annual Beaujolais and Beyond Event: November 18th, San Francisco
I go to a lot of wine tasting events in San Francisco. Certainly almost all the major public events of
A Burgundy Winemaker’s Harvest Story
You know how there are some people you wish would just adopt you and drag you along on all their
