Tag: Chardonnay
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/25/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Vinography Images: Emerald Hills
Emerald HillsSANTA MARIA, CA: A hillside Chardonnay vineyard shines emerald beneath hills of the same color near Santa Maria, California.
Vinography Images: The Green Shine
The Green ShineSANTA MARIA, CA: Chardonnay vineyards along the Tepusquet Bench shine with late afternoon light, near Santa Maria, California.
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/23/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Vinography Images: Juicy Beginnings
Juicy BeginningsLOMPOC, CA: Chardonnay grapes are dumped into a hopper during crush in the area affectionately known as the Lompoc
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/31/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
Vinography Images: Hills of Chardonnay
Hills of ChardonnaySANTA MARIA, CA: A hillside Chardonnay vineyard at Solomon Hills Vineyards near Santa Maria, California basks in the
I’ll Drink to That: Winemaker David Ramey
Episode 468 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it features winemaker David Ramey, founder and co-owner of
The Brilliance of Canadian Chardonnay
Less than an hour from Buffalo, New York, some of the best Chardonnay I’ve tasted in years is being made,
Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay, Chassagne-Montrachet, Burgundy: Some Current Releases
Burgundy is nothing if not consistent. The unbroken line that the region traces back through thousands of years of winegrowing
The Wines of Rully on a Wednesday Morning
Press trips like the one I’m on are not exactly the vacations that my friends and many readers imagine them
Giaconda Winery, Beechworth, Australia: Current Releases
I’m an armchair student of geology. There was a time when I thought I was going to be a mineralogist.
Vinography Images: The Sphere
The Sphere Grape or sculpture? I might just pay money for a handblown glass lamp resembling this luminous sphere of
Top Wines of Sonoma: Tasting Notes from Sonoma Wine Country Weekend
Two weeks ago, under idyllic clear skies, I joined about 700 other wine lovers to wander around a winery lawn
2007 Morgan “Metallico” Chardonnay, Monterey
It’s not a huge leap from veterinary medicine to winemaking, and that leap is made even shorter when you’re enrolled
Vinography Images: Light Through Grapes
Light Through Grapes In a miraculous chemistry shared with so many bounties of the natural world, grapes take the light
