Tag: Pinot Noir
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/11/20
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Vinography Images: Queens of Harvest
Queens of HarvestSANTA MARIA, CA: A crew of vineyard workers quickly move vine-to-vine to harvest several tons of Pinot Noir
Sonoma Scrappy: Introducing Topophilia Wine Company
One of the great pleasures of writing about wine will always be the sense of discovery it affords. The wine
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/23/20
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Wines of the Wild Horses: Kingston Family Vineyards, Casablanca, Chile
One of the rare pleasures of a relationship to wine lies in our ability to follow it through time. Normally
Vinography Images: Happy Grapes
Happy GrapesLOMPOC, CA: Pinot Noir grapes grow plump and ripe in a Sta. Rita Hills vineyard near Lompoc, California. The
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 7/12/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 7/5/20
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Vinography Images: Them Thar Hills
Them Thar Hills LOMPOC, CA: The Sta. Rita Hills are viewed from Sanford & Benedict Vineyard near Lompoc, California. Planted
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 6/28/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 6/21/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 6/7/20
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/24/20
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Vinography Images: Intersecting Planes
Intersecting PlanesSANTA MARIA, CA: Hillside Pinot Noir vineyards along the Tepusquet Bench are seemingly on a different plane from the
The Reincarnation of Pinot Noir: Adam Lee’s Clarice Project
If you went looking for a poster child, rags-to-riches wine success story in California, you’d be hard-pressed to find a
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/17/20
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Evolving From Strength to Confidence: The Wines of Jamie Kutch
I have written about the wines of Jamie Kutch several times here on Vinography. This is due, in part, to
Setting a New Bar for Oregon Pinot: Brittan Vineyards
Expressed briefly, making a great wine is rather simple. You find the right piece of ground; you put the right
Drew Wines, Mendocino, CA: Recent Releases
Jason Drew is talking to me about ripeness. “It’s not easy to answer the question of what ripe tastes like,”
