Tag: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/14/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/21/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/7/21
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 1/3/21
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Vinography Images: Up For Warmth
Up for WarmthSANTA YNEZ, CA: A Cabernet vineyard at Dierberg Star Lane Vineyards sits above the fog in Santa Ynez,
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/13/20
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Finding and Buying Napa’s Rarest Wines
You’ve undoubtedly heard of Napa’s so-called “cult” wines—expensive, limited-production wines that are only sold to mailing-list customers, some of whom
America’s Other Cabernet: The Wines of Red Mountain, WA
Admittedly, it sounds like the set-up for a joke: what do two nuclear engineers to for a good time outside
The Progress of Consistency: A TOR Wines Retrospective
There’s lucky and then there’s damned lucky. Tor Kenward has basically had his dream job since the age of 29.
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 9/20/20
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Napa History in Three Acres and Three Vintages
Some people have beautifully manicured front lawns. Some people have barely manageable jungles. And some are lucky enough to have
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/30/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/23/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 7/12/20
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Vinography Images: Trio of Companions
Trio of CompanionsSANTA YNEZ, CA: A Cabernet vineyard at Dierberg Star Lane Vineyards sits above three oak trees near Santa
2011 Napa Cabernet: Through the Lens of Auction Napa Valley
The event called Auction Napa Valley is actually three auctions in one. I wrote yesterday about the fireworks at this
New Cabernets from Napa
When I was a kid, I wanted to be an archaeologist or an exploratory marine biologist. I had dreams of
2005 Hughes-Wellman Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena, Napa Valley
Good wine is rarely made by accident. So much can go wrong in the winemaking process that to get something
