Tag: Pinot Noir
Santa Barbara’s Sta. Rita Hills
If there is one part of Santa Barbara County that most embodies everything that makes the region special, it’s the
Surprising Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara was launched into the consciousness of most mainstream wine drinkers 19 years ago with the release of the
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/30/23
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Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: May 19-21, Philo, CA
Normally I’d begin this kind of posting with a reminder about the slightly obscure, off-the-radar nature of Anderson Valley, but
Wines of the Wind: Recent Releases from Anaba Wines, Sonoma
What happens when a traditionally Rhône-focused producer in Sonoma hires one of California’s best Pinot Noir winemakers? That’s not a
Santa Lucia Highlands—Small But Mighty
In his novel East of Eden, John Steinbeck immortalised California’s Salinas Valley as a paradise, with ‘the smell of azaleas and
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 2/5/23
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/18/22
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Vinography Images: Tiny Worlds
Pinot Noir clusters, with berries looking like tiny worlds, ripen in the Russian River Valley appellation of Sonoma County. Veraison,
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 3/27/22
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Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: May 20-22, Philo, CA
Exciting things are happening in Anderson Valley. Regular readers will know this thanks to my fairly comprehensive report on the
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 11/14/21
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Tasting Natural Beauty: The Wines of Rippon
When I was first learning the little bit of Japanese that I speak, I was interested in adjectives. Maybe it’s
Vinography Images: Silent Partner
An active Pinot Noir fermentation bubbles and foams at Kistler in Forestville, CA as yeasts do their work. Winemakers get
Vinography Images: Walk the Plank
Well-used planks span the top of fermentation tanks filled with Pinot Noir at Kistler Winery in Sonoma County. Originally best-known
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/10/21
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Poised for Greatness: Tasting The Evolution of Anderson Valley
Given all the fuss that has been made about Pinot Noir in the post-Sideways era, you would think that Mendocino’s
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/29/21
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Cold Soul, Warm Heart: The Wines of Alma Fria
There’s one type of article I write here on Vinography that produces equal parts exhilaration and anxiety: when I decide
