The Cutting Edge of the Vine
Winemakers and winegrowers aren’t the first group you would choose as the most likely to be employing cutting edge technology
Definitive Data on Screwcaps for Wine
There’s been a lot of news over the last few years about various types of new closures for wine, including
2003 Palama Salento Rosato Metiusco, Puglia, Italy
The winery at Azienda Vinicola Palama has been around since 1936, and is still in the Palama family. While proprietor
More on Biodynamic Wine: The Complete List of Certified Biodynamic Producers
The Chronicle this week had a very poorly written and unhelpful article about the first large official tasting of wines
Scary Airline Meals
From Right This Way, the Fodors blog: If you’re in need of a good fright, take a gander at the
2002 Salvatore Murana Zibibbo Bianco, Pantelleria, Italy
Imagine yourself shipwrecked and storm tossed in the middle of the ancient Mediterranean. By some stroke of luck you find
2000 Morgan “Gary’s Vineyard” Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands, California
It’s not a huge leap from veterinary medicine to winemaking, and that leap is made even shorter when you’re enrolled
2001 Joseph Swan “Cuvee de Trois” Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma
Vineyards are often the stuff of dreams, the long sought after goals of some, or simply an inevitable plan for
Makers of Organic and Biodynamic Wine
A good friend of mine is heavily into organic food and drink and is constantly talking to me about it.
Restaurant Review: The Public, San Francisco
The last time I walked into the building at the corner of 11th and Folsom in San Francisco’s SOMA district,
2000 Ceja Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
Many of the small production wineries and their wines that I feature here are built with the help of migrant
The Truly Frightful Gourmet
Boing Boing today has a post about an LA Times story on the staggering eating habits and predelictions of North
Hartford Family Vineyards’ Current Releases
I’ve reviewed at least one Hartford Family wine here already, but on a beautiful, sunny Father’s day afternoon this week,
2001 Gargiulo Vineyards “Money Road Ranch” Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville
I think there’s an interesting phenomenon happening in Napa right now. It seems every day there’s a new small Napa
Food Porn: Jamie Oliver’s Blog
My buddy Matt Jones points out in a recent post that Jamie Oliver has got a blog. Not only that,
A 100 point wine by any other name…
Here’s an article from Ben Gilberti and the Washington Post on a 100 point wine dinner he attended (10 wines
Red wine is good for everything, apparently
Seems like every few months we get a new report on the health benefits of drinking red wine. I’m all
2001 Liparita Chardonnay, Carneros
Liparita was launched in 1987 with 100 cases of Chardonnay and derives its name from from the Sicilian island of
Restaurant Review: Lombardi’s Pizza (and Every Good Pizza Restaurant), New York City
So I sat down this morning to write a snappy review of some of the best pizza I’ve ever eaten
