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
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 5/12/24
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I’ll Drink to That!: David Rafanelli on Four Generations Making Wine in California
A new episode of I’ll Drink to That! has been released, featuring David Rafanelli of the A. Rafanelli Winery in
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/5/24
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Vinography Images: Patchwork Quilt
Some vineyards are simple rectangles, regularly gridded with rows of vines. That works when you’ve got a uniformly sloped hillside
Tasting Sonoma’s Best Barrel Lots
Attending trade auctions at which the wine industry offers special barrel lots that are generally unobtainable by ordinary consumers serves
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 5/5/24
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/28/24
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Vinography Images: Green Hungarian Honey
The name “Mezes Mály” translates to “place of honey,” and if you’ve ever tasted the sweet wines of Hungary’s Tokaj
2024 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: May 17-19, Philo, CA
Mendocino County’s Anderson Valley is the best California wine region that most wine lovers have never been to. Sonoma, Napa,
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/28/24
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/21/24
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Vinography Images: The Forgotten Land of Vines
Most wine lovers are familiar with the more famous wine regions of New Zealand. Indeed, such regions are populated by
Historic Vineyard Society Tasting: May 4, San Francisco
Some of you know I’ve got a thing for old vines. They’re living sculptures, artifacts of culture and history, repositories
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/21/24
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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 4/14/24
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Vinography Images: Magic Hill
Once an underwater volcano, the tiny hill of Somló in Hungary is home to some of the world’s most compelling
Moulin-à-Vent: 100 Years of Great Gamay
Today, on April 17, 2024, the producers of Moulin-à-Vent are stepping up and attempting to put the Cru in their
Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 4/14/24
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Vinography Images: Koshu Forest
Few people know that Japan makes fine wine from grapes, and fewer still know that it essentially has an indigenous
