Desperate Times, Desperate Wine Measures?
We’re all going a little stir crazy here locked in our homes with just our wine collections and irritating loved
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 5/3/20
Welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/26/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Vinography Images: Escape from the Cool
Escape from the CoolSANTA YNEZ, CA: A Cabernet vineyard at Dierberg Star Lane Vineyards is above the fog near Santa
100 Tastes from the Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting
For those in the wine trade, one of the characteristics of Spring has long been the proliferation of wine tasting
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/26/20
Welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/19/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Vinography Images: In the Distance
In the Distance LOS OLIVOS, CA: A Cabernet Franc vineyard is viewed along Foxen Canyon Road, in Los Olivos, California.
The First Day of the Rest of My Life
“So when are you going to quit your day job and focus on wine?” Everyone from close friends to well-meaning
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/19/20
Welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/13/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
I’ll Drink to That: Winemaker Christopher Howell
Episode 479 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it features Christopher Howell. Howell is the winemaker and
Debating Terry Theise on Wine and Food Pairing
Terry Theise wrote a response to my slightly provocative piece on the the fact that food and wine pairing is
Vinography Images: Spring Unfurls
Spring Unfurls SANTA MARIA, CA: A chardonnay grapevine in a Tepusquet Bench vineyard begins to unfurl under warm, sunny skies
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/13/20
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Terry Theise Takes Up My Wine & Food Pairing Gauntlet
The other day I penned a bit of a screed, on a topic that I continually encounter in two forms:
Sommeliers in Self-Isolation
Estimates vary, but according to some sources, restaurants employed 13.5 million Americans last year. That means that at least 8%
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/5/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Vinography Images: Fear of Frost
Fear of Frost LOS ALAMOS, CA: Training wires hang with icicles as a result of frost protection measures to protect
