Reviews of Argentinean Wine: Part II
For two weeks I’ve been trying every Argentinean wine I can get my hands on. I’ve also tried hard to
Bodega Familiar Adrover, Mendoza, Argentina: Current Releases
I love visiting new wine regions in person. There’s nothing like wandering through the back roads of a wine region
Restaurant Review: Cabaña Las Lilas, Buenos Aires
If there’s not already a saying, there should be one, and it would go something like this: “You can eat
What’s Wrong With America?
So I’m sitting in our rented apartment in Buenos Aires, waiting for Ruth to come back from an afternoon’s shopping,
Keeping Tabs on Terroir
As I surf the current state of the Wine Web I collect links to interesting things that I hope to
Reviews of Argentinean Wine, Part I
When I travel to a new wine region, I try to bring a mix of serendipity and focus to the
Messages In a Bottle: The Razor’s Edge of Wine
That wine is getting better, for the majority of wine drinkers in the United States, can hardly be denied. By
Restaurant Review: Cambalache, Buenos Aires
A friend of mine has a theory which is best expressed as “every culture has its version of burrito.” He
In Search of The Great Malbec
AKA, Vinography visits Argentina. These next two weeks Ruth and I will be traipsing around Argentina, and you get to
Making a Living in The Wine Business
So you have fantasies about telling that corporate job to shove it and becoming a cellar rat? Got a carboy
California’s Best Syrah: Tasting The Rhone Rangers 2006
Two weeks ago, the annual Rhone Rangers tasting returned to San Francisco, bringing producers of Rhone varietals from all over
The Turkish Wine Frontier
I’m always interested in new and emerging winemaking regions, especially when they are places that have historically (and I mean
Or Are Oak Chips “The Beginning of the End?”
Hot on the heels of the debate from the last couple days here on Vinography about whether oak barrels are
Now Anyone Can Taste Bordeaux En Primeur
You know things are getting rough in Bordeaux when they start letting the proletariat in. All joking aside, it’s quite
Oak Barrels are Obsolete?
As if the wine world weren’t trembling enough from the rumblings of modernity and globalization, the closure wars, the entry
2001 Weingut Nigl “Kremsleiten” Riesling, Kremstal, Austria
I’ll be honest with you, I’m a relative newcomer to Austrian and German wines. I haven’t been drinking them for
Yes, But What KIND of Animal?
Sometimes I think that in college statistics courses and job entry screening for folks who conduct surveys, someone must be
Italy’s Best Wines: Tasting The 2006 Tre Bicchieri Winners
The wine world is crowded with authorities on just about everything. Whether they are critics or friends, wine lovers can
Eric Asimov on Robert Parker
Some call him the most powerful critic in the world, of any kind. Some call him the Dictator of Taste.
