How I Rate and Review Wine
It’s been some time since I talked about the way I review and write about wine, and there are new
Happy Thanksgiving From Vinography
Wherever you are, I hope you are surrounded by the people you love and are appreciating the good things that
No Thanksgiving Wine Tips Here
Just in case you haven’t figured it out yet, you won’t be getting any list of great holiday gifts for
The Asia Effect
It’s now becoming such a fact in the wine world that I’ll be very reticent to post much news about
Why Blow Up A Winery?
Can you imagine this headline?: “NAPA, CA: This morning a bomb exploded outside the Robert Mondavi winery off of Highway
The World’s Priciest Meals? Hardly.
Short of the Robb Report, which is really a magazine for those who aspire to be rich, there’s no magazine
2002 Achaval-Ferrer “Finca Altamira” Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina
I’ve been of the opinion for a while that Malbec, while a noble grape, and a valuable contributor (albeit in
Metal = Color in Your Wine
We learn more about wine every day. And I mean that in both the immediate and the global sense of
Shoot The Messenger
I’ve just come back from a lovely dinner, where we polished off two bottles of wine at a local Italian
2002 Match Vineyards “Butterdragon Hill” Cabernet, St. Helena, Napa
The more young winery owners I meet, the more I keep hearing the line “If you had asked me six
The World’s Representative Wine Cellar
All statistics and no essays make Alder a dull boy, but I always seem to get lots of interesting responses
Past The Million Mark
I continue to be amazed at how many of you there are, and how you seem to find your way
Wild Card (When Worlds Collide)
Last Spring, at a fundraiser for a professional Institute with which she’s affiliated, my wife made the high bid on
NV Il Colle “Cuvée 46° Parallelo” Prosecco, Conegliano, Italy
I’m not a huge connoisseur of Champagne. I like a good aged Champagne every now and again, but I don’t
Italy’s Best Wines: The Tre Bicchieri Winners for 2006
Thanks go to Jack and Joanne over at Fork and Bottle for alerting me to the recent announcement of the
The Dangers of Buying Wine in Dallas
I got angry when I read this story. Really angry. It’s bad enough that owner Michel Monzain of Tony’s Wine
Messages In A Bottle: Disorientation and Diversity
The dialogue about wine in popular American culture usually fails to rise above a whisper. This is to say that
WBW#16 Has Been Announced: Buy The Label
Everyone’s favorite virtual wine tasting party online, Wine Blogging Wednesday, is going strong in its 16th month. December’s edition will
1999 Calera Wine Company “Jensen” Pinot Noir, Mt. Harlan, CA
Something special, in my opinion is going on in the hills to the east of Salinas. Calera Wine Company sits
