Gaja Winery, Italy: Current Releases
What can one say about Gaja? Among wine collectors and wine lovers it is one of the most sought after
How Much Cesium Would You Like With That Bordeaux, Sir?
Archaeologists have Carbon-14 dating to help them identify the age of ancient artifacts, and now European wine professionals have their
Restaurant Review: Bouley, New York
Good art is a dichotomy that merges the completely obvious and the utterly mysterious. There used to be an artist
How to Spit Wine Like a Pro
It’s hard enough for some people to make the transition to actually spitting out the wine, but when they finally
WBW#11 Announced: Get Off-Dry
That multiplicitous multi-national virtual wine tasting event known as Wine Blogging Wednesday will take place next month on July 6th.
2001 Strata Vineyards Estate Merlot, Oak Knoll District, Napa
While it’s rare to find a winery dedicated to producing wines from a single varietal, it’s even more rare to
How The Wine Gets Into The Restaurant (and Into Your Glass)
If you’re like me, you don’t spend much time thinking about the mechanics of a restaurant wine list. Sure, you
Wine Geography Online
As someone who makes his living in the Design arena, it pains me sometimes to promote a piece of work
WBW#10 Roundup: White Pinot
This month’s virtual, world-wide wine tasting event has wrapped up and Alice over at My Adventures In The Breadbox has
My First Message In a Bottle
I’m very proud to announce something new here at Vinography. Today marks the launch of my position as the monthly
2003 St. Innocent “Freedom Hill Vineyard” Pinot Blanc, Willamette Valley, Oregon
This wine review is my contribution to today’s online wine tasting event known as Wine Blogging Wednesday. This incarnation is
2001 Ancien Chardonnay, Carneros, Napa
I presume that some of you have friends like mine who belong to the ABC club. That’s “Anything But Chardonnay”
Alsace: Great Wines, Backward Thinking
I had to read this news headline twice just to make sure I wasn’t dreaming: “Alsace wins right to drop
2003 Napa Cabernet: A Report From Auction Napa Valley
If you were anywhere near Napa on Friday June 3rd, you knew about the annual Auction Napa Valley. Why? Because
Taste of New Zealand on Wednesday June 8th
I’m a member of the Museum of Modern Art here in San Francisco, but every six months or so, I
2001 Piña Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa
If one were to speculate on the wine market as a savvy investor might in the small-cap stock market, the
French Winegrowers Invade England
No, no, no. Not the same ones that are rioting in the streets. This is a more peaceful (if not
Fess Parker Winery: Current Releases
Say the name Fess Parker these days and you usually get one of three reactions. From people under the age
Napa’s Big Event Is This Coming Weekend
I can barely believe it, but it’s time again for Napa’s biggest event, the 25th Annual Auction Napa Valley, the
