
Book Review: The New French Wine by Jon Bonné
In his 2003 science fiction novel Pattern Recognition, author William Gibson introduces the world to Cayce Pollard, an unusual protagonist

Littorai at 30 Years
One of California’s most thoughtful and respected winemakers recently celebrated his 30th vintage. Over the past few months, Ted Lemon

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 5/18/25
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/11/25
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Vinography Images: Full of Color
A vineyard in full autumn splendor spreads out under the dramatic skies of the Itata Valley, in southern Chile. Itata

Annual Napa Wine Library Tasting: Sunday May 18th, Napa
Got any plans for this coming weekend? Feel like tasting a bunch of great Napa wines? The Napa Valley Wine

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 5/11/25
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/4/25
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Vinography Images: Confluence of Riesling
The confluence of the Nahe River and the Rhine River brings together two domains of Riesling, the Nahe and the

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 5/4/25
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/27/25
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Vinography Images: The Boulder
An ancient boulder marks a vista looking over vineyards with their (very necessary) wind breaks at Man o’War vineyards on

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/27/25
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/20/25
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Vinography Images: Lean Left
Neatly trimmed single-cordon vines all march in the same direction down the greening hill in the tiny Somló region of

Napa’s Greatest Vintage in Decades: Tasting 2021 Napa Cabernet
As wine lovers, we’re beset by a neverending plague of superlatives, especially when it comes to communications from wineries and

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/20/25
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2025 Anderson Valley Pinot Festival: May 16-17, Philo, CA
I’ve always said that Mendocino County’s Anderson Valley is the best California wine region that most wine lovers have never

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/13/25
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