Valley of the Moon Festival Tasting: October 8, Sonoma
We are definitely back in the swing of things when it comes to wine tasting events. Wine Country is open
Vinography Images: Ready and Waiting
Zinfandel grapes, ready and waiting for harvest are seen in the early hours of dawn in San Martin, California, in
The Best Colorado Wines: Judging The Colorado Governor’s Cup
Judging wine competitions has always been somewhat thankless work. Sitting in what are often windowless, cold rooms for 8 hours
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 9/11/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 9/4/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Images: Season of Smoke
The 2004 Panorama Fire spreads down a hillside towards vineyards in Sonoma’s Alexander Valley near the town of Geyserville. Back
2022 Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting: Oct 13, San Francisco
I like to say that there are wine tastings, and then there are wine tastings. The annual Wine & Spirits Magazine
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 9/4/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/28/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Images: Serious Syrah
Few places are better known in California for Syrah than Stolpman Vineyard in Santa Barbara County’s Ballard Canyon, shown here
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 8/28/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I
Discover the Rustic Charms of Pineau d’Aunis
One of the trends in the wine world that I’ve been happiest to see in recent years is the surge
Vinography Images: Dark Harvest
Workers move like ghosts against the lights illuminating a night harvest in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley. Night harvests help keep
2022 Sake Day Tasting: October 1, San Francisco
Japan has given many things to the world that I cherish, but few of them have an unofficial holiday that
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 8/21/22
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/14/22
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Images: Under Pressure
A load of Cabernet Sauvignon, done with its maceration, heads to the press in Sonoma County. Most of Northern California
The Emotion of Savennières: The Wines of Thibaud Boudignon
Winemaker Thibaud Boudignon looks me straight in the eye and says, “I want fresh vitality in my wines and an
Inflation Looms for CA Wine
In last month’s column, I covered the rise in California’s grape prices in the wake of disastrous fires and two light vintages,
