Tag: Syrah

Taste the Stones: The 2022 Gimblett Gravels Vintage Selection

Gravel. Gravelly loam. Alluvium. Hang around with winegrowers long enough and you’re bound to hear these words, often in conjunction

Fresh Reds: Tasting the 2021 Gimblett Gravels Vintage Selection

Gravel is a word used in conjunction with some of wine’s most hallowed ground. The gravelly clays of Bordeaux’s Left

Surprising Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara was launched into the consciousness of most mainstream wine drinkers 19 years ago with the release of the

Red and Fresh: Tasting the 2020 Gimblett Gravels Vintage Selection

Gravel is a word used in conjunction with some of wine’s most hallowed ground. The gravelly clays of Bordeaux’s Left

Vinography Images: Serious Syrah

Few places are better known in California for Syrah than Stolpman Vineyard in Santa Barbara County’s Ballard Canyon, shown here

Carved From the Mountain: The Wines of WeatherEye Vineyard

Mark my words: the greatest wines Washington State has ever produced will come from one of the most ambitious vineyard

Vinography Images: The Change

After spending the whole spring and early summer growing leaves, vine shoots, flowers, and the beginnings of clusters, grapevines are

Vinography Images: Seeking Tendrils

Green tendrils of new growth on a Syrah vine make fractal shapes against a gray spring sky in Santa Barbara

Stony South: Tasting the 2019 Gimblett Gravels Vintage Selection

In a country filled with utterly spectacular wine regions, the Gimblett Gravels district of Hawke’s Bay can’t compete for the

A Voice From the Fog: Current Releases From Peay Vineyards

There aren’t many wineries in California about whom I can confidently say that I’ve tasted pretty much every wine they’ve

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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

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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 11/22/20

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

Red Mountain

America’s Other Cabernet: The Wines of Red Mountain, WA

Admittedly, it sounds like the set-up for a joke: what do two nuclear engineers to for a good time outside

Maxmin Grunhauser Herrenberg Kabinett Label

Vinography Unboxed: Week of 8/2/20

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

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 of Failla Wines

Episode 404 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently, and it features Ehren Jordan of the Failla Winery located

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

2001 Thierry Allemand “Cuvee Reynard” Cornas, Rhone Valley, France

As much as I love wines from all over the world, and as open and welcoming as I am of

J.L. Chave, Mauve en Ardeche, France: Current Releases

Some places in this world are simply hallowed ground when it comes to winemaking. Of course every deep-rooted and honest

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