Tag: Napa
What Does Perfection Mean? Looking at the 2021 FUTO Estate CFX Red Blend
Once upon a time, much of the wine reviewing I did here on Vinography consisted of individual bottles—tasted, described, written
Annual Napa Wine Library Tasting: Sunday May 18th, Napa
Got any plans for this coming weekend? Feel like tasting a bunch of great Napa wines? The Napa Valley Wine
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/27/25
Hello and welcome to this week’s dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Napa’s Greatest Vintage in Decades: Tasting 2021 Napa Cabernet
As wine lovers, we’re beset by a neverending plague of superlatives, especially when it comes to communications from wineries and
Napa Needs a New Kind of Governance
Napa County has been biting the hand that feeds it for a long time. But now it seems intent upon
Vinography Images: Spring Pruning
A view down a long row that’s just been pruned at Spottswoode Vineyards in Napa Valley shows the first flush
The Majesty of Time: 25 Years of Corison’s Kronos Cabernet
For many of my readers, Cathy Corison needs of Corison Vineyards no introduction (see Tasting Integrity: 25 Years of Corison
2024 Calistoga Food & Wine Festival, November 16, Calistoga
Not many opportunities exist for consumers to taste a whole bunch of Napa wines in a single sitting. Walk-around tastings
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/6/24
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 9/1/24
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Sampling Napa Royalty: Notes from the Taste of Oakville
It might not drive the pulse quite as much as an invitation to the annual presentation of Domaine de la
60th Anniversary Wine Library Grand Tasting, April 28th, Napa
If you had to ask me to describe my ideal walk-around wine tasting experience, I would say it would take
Calistoga Wine & Culinary Experience: April 13, Calistoga
As popular as Napa wines are, the chances to taste a bunch of them in a single setting are rare.
Vinography Images: Napa Colors
Vines show their autumn colors in November as the trees lose the last of their leaves. This shot taken in
A Look at the 2022 Vintage Through the Lens of Premiere Napa Valley
Regular readers will doubtless be aware that one of my yearly… efforts involves spending most of the day tasting barrel
Vinography Images: Dawn Berries
Dawn light shines on freshly harvested Cabernet Sauvignon at Anomaly Vineyards in Napa Valley at harvest time. Vintners in Napa
Vinography Images: Last Bits
A harvest intern stares into the abyss the bottom of a fermentation bin, where only seeds and skins remain, after
Vinography Images: Fresh Fruit
Just-picked Napa Cabernet Sauvignon drops into the hopper on the way to the sorting table at Anomaly Vineyards in St.
The New Wave of Luxury California Kosher Wine
Almost certainly, one of the formative tastes in any young Jewish American’s life is the sickly sweet, Concord grapeyness of
