Vinography Gone Fishin’
All work and no play makes Alder a dull boy. I’ve just spent the last couple of weeks immersing myself
I’ll See Your Wild Ferment and Raise You Another
Few things more starkly divide the winemaking world than the philosophy surrounding how fermentation takes place. This is both a
Vinography Unboxed: Week of January 29, 2017
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Vinography Images: Hay There
Hay There BUELLTON, CA: The Santa Rita Hills, an agricultural wine grape growing region located in the western hills between
Turangawaewae: A Maori Expression of Terroir
You’ve heard of terroir. The famously untranslatable French term for “somewhereness,” that unique sense of place that comes through in
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 1/29/17
Welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them
I’ll Drink to That: Winemaker Ehren Jordan of Failla Wines
Episode 404 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it features Ehren Jordan of the Failla Winery located
Vinography Unboxed: Week of January 22, 2017
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Views of New Zealand Wine Country: Episode 2
Hello from the bottom of the world. I’m still wandering around New Zealand and soaking in all the beauty (not
I’ll Drink to That: Winemaker Heidi Schrock
Episode 403 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it features Heidi Schrock, from Weingut Heidi Schrock in
Vinography Images: Mountain Vines
Mountain Vines HEALDSBURG, CA: Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards are viewed in the Alexander Valley, near Healdsburg, California. Growers in Sonoma
I’ll Drink to That: Authors Bill Nesto and Frances Di Savino
Episode 402 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it features a duo, Bill Nesto and Frances Di
Views of New Zealand Wine Country: Episode 1
A welcoming site above the vineyards of Black Estate in Waipara. Hello from New Zealand. I’m tromping around down here
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 1/22/17
Welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them
The Taste of Gratitude, Thirteen Years On
Warning. Self reflection ahead. Skip if all you want to read are wine reviews. It’s been a long hard year,
Vinography Unboxed: Week of January 15, 2017
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: Writer Katie Parla
Episode 401 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it marks a return to the show for Katie
Vinography Images: The Bins
The Bins BUELLTON, CA: Small yellow bins are placed under the Pinot Noir vines at Pence Ranch in advance of
Enologix – Same as it Ever Was in Napa
Fifteen years ago, at the height of wine critic Robert Parker’s influence and fame, WIRED magazine wrote an article about
