Vinography Images: Dangerous Work
A vineyard worker smokes on the job during a pre-dawn pick of white grapes in a Napa Vineyard. Vineyard work
Napa’s New Investor of Note
When properties trade monthly for double-digit millions, it takes a lot of money to raise eyebrows in a place like
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 11/14/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 11/7/21
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Vinography Images: Press Art
Stains mark the metal of a wine press atop Napa’s Howell Mountain. With harvest completed, most wineries have moved on
Global Greats: Selections From the Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting
The wine world is creeping towards normalcy again, albeit slowly and gradually. One of the most satisfying signs of this
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 11/7/21
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Tasting Natural Beauty: The Wines of Rippon
When I was first learning the little bit of Japanese that I speak, I was interested in adjectives. Maybe it’s
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/31/21
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Vinography Images: Silent Partner
An active Pinot Noir fermentation bubbles and foams at Kistler in Forestville, CA as yeasts do their work. Winemakers get
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/31/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/24/21
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Vinography Images: Feel the Flavor
A Cabernet pumpover proceeds at Covert Estate in the Coombsville AVA of Napa Valley. The French term is remontage, which
You Don’t Have to Like Bordeaux, No Matter What Old White Men Say
This past weekend, I celebrated my 25th college reunion and had a ball reconnecting with old friends and exploring the
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/24/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/17/21
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Vinography Images: Walk the Plank
Well-used planks span the top of fermentation tanks filled with Pinot Noir at Kistler Winery in Sonoma County. Originally best-known
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/17/21
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Three Small Steps Forward
Understanding the byzantine nature of wine laws in the United States involves thinking not in terms of 50 separate states,
