Tag: Sonoma

Vinography Images: The Haze
Sunlight filters through the haze across Sonoma Valley, as smoke from the Camp Fire in Butte County settles over the

Vinography Images: MOG Check
The first thing you do before you start pressing the Chardonnay? You check for MOG: Material Other than Grapes. Chardonnay

Vaccinating Wine Country
A palpable sense of relief has descended upon northern California wine country. On Wednesday 7 April the counties of Napa,

Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/18/21
Welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/4/21
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 1/10/21
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 1/3/21
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/13/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 11/8/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of

Napa and Sonoma Burn Again. Horribly.
I don’t know how coherent this particular piece is going to be, as I watch the social media evidence of

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
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 6/21/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of

Want To Taste Wine? Sign This Waiver
As Wine Country re-opens throughout California and visitors return to tasting rooms once again, beyond mask-wearing employees and lots of

Wine Country Reopens, Cautiously
I should probably come clean at the start. I broke the law to write this story. Here in northern California,

I’ll Drink to That: Winemaker Rod Berglund
Episode 474 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it features Rod Berglund, who is both the owner

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

I’ll Drink to That: Winemaker Ehren Jordan
Episode 456 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and features Ehren Jordan. Ehren is the proprietor of the

I’ll Drink to That: Winegrower Lee Hudson
Episode 448 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and features Lee Hudson, the owner of Hudson Ranch and