The Best Way to Preserve An Open Bottle of Wine
One of the top queries on Google that brings people to this site is one of a number of variations
Vinography Images: The Mountain
Mount Saint Helena is seen at dusk behind darkened rows of vines on the valley floor. Prominent and steep, Mount
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 5/30/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/23/21
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Vinography Images: Wood Tasting
A pair of hands (and palate) hard at work doing cooper trials at Favia Wines in Napa. Cooper trials involve
Book Review: Winemakers Writ Large
How do you capture the spirit of an entire wine region? This isn’t just an academic question, it’s something that
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 5/23/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/16/21
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Vinography Images: The Flavor of Steep
A view down the Sil River takes in the precariously steep vineyards of the Amandi District of the Ribeira Sacra
Book Review: The New Wines of Mount Etna by Benjamin North Spencer
Let’s get the disclaimer right out of the way, shall we? I positively adore the wines of Mount Etna, the
A Voice From the Fog: Current Releases From Peay Vineyards
There aren’t many wineries in California about whom I can confidently say that I’ve tasted pretty much every wine they’ve
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 5/16/21
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California Runs Dry
Over the last year or two, the ubiquitous two-word phrase ‘climate change’ has, with increasing frequency, been replaced with the
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/9/21
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Vinography Images: Foggy Knoll
A rolling knoll emerges from the fog to reveal new plantings at Cornell Vineyards on the Sonoma County side of
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 5/9/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/2/21
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Vinography Images: Rolling Green and Gold
Gentle undulations of green vineyards and golden fields mark the topography of the Los Carneros American Viticultural Area, seen here
The Best of Italian Wine: Tasting the Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri
As a wine writer and critic, I am frequently asked to name my favorite wine. It’s an annoying question, like
