Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I spend each week trolling the web for everything published about wine online, and here’s everything that I think would be worth your valuable time. These Winemakers Are Starting Over. Will the Third Time Be the Charm?I hope so. Regan is …

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You know what’s better than a wine tasting event that features some really excellent producers of low-intervention wines? Two days of that kind of event plus some thought-provoking panel sessions to go along with it. That’s what you’re going to get this coming weekend with the Unfiltered Wine Festival hosted at Donkey & Goat Winery in Berkeley. Billed as “A …

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The Savennières appellation is one of the Loire’s smallest, both in its overall size (roughly 350 hectares) and in its plantings, as only around 170 of those hectares are planted. Consequently, there’s no such thing as a spare vine when it comes to the region’s energetic and delicious Chenin Blanc. These two vines out front at Domaine du Closel might …

Focus stack (12 images) Shot with two off-camera flashes. (Godox AS200Pro/XPro II L trigger). Flash A bare bulb, mounted on overhead boom, bounce off 32 inch white umbrella with 8 x 12 inch flag one bottle. Flash B modified with MagBeam and gobo.   Shot for Crazy Tuesday – BOTTLE STOPPERS.     Done Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/99228543@N04/55424434468/in/pool-912056@N21

Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up on my doorstep asking to be tasted. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better bottles that have arrived recently. This past week I tried two more of the current releases from Raventos i …

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A new episode of the I’ll Drink to That! wine talk podcast was released recently. Episode 504 features Cory Empting. Cory oversees Harlan Estate, BOND, Promontory, and The Mascot, all in the Napa Valley, in his role as Managing Director of Winegrowing at Domain H. William Harlan. Wildfires threatened the lives of Cory Empting’s family in 2017. Less importantly but also significantly, …

The top photo was taken from the bus as we made our way from our Douro River cruise ship up and inland to our tour in Lamego. I did not realize at the time that the Douro River was in a deep ravine between the winery and the buildings in the background.   The bottom photo shows the winery as …

Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I spend each week trolling the web for everything published about wine online, and here’s everything that I think would be worth your valuable time. Highway to Hella CheninA review of an excellent event. Remembering Italian Winemaker Franco BernabeiNot well known …

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One of the strangely most predictable signs that I’m going to enjoy the wines at a winery I’ve just walked into for the first time is a solid lineup of “dead soldiers” – empty wine bottles side-by-side representing a wide variety of wines from all over the world. Most often these bottles show up above ground, but on rare occasions, …

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The wine world is full of organizations and associations, spanning a wide range of missions, purposes, and themes. Only a few, however, are focused on saving the planet. One of those, International Wineries for Climate Action, came to Napa earlier in the year to offer a tasting they billed as the largest tasting of low-emission wines ever held in Napa. …

Tasting Taittinger (credit drwinkler) Champagne is the ultimate festive drink whether it’s the Holidays or any other special occasion. We’ve recently had the opportunity to taste vintage Champagnes and our Associate Editor Joel Butler MW returned not long ago from a trip to Champagne.  We’ve pulled together our notes on some of the vintage Champagnes that we especially liked.  We’ve …

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A Great Story To Tell I’ve been in the wine business since early 1993, as a result I’ve seen many incarnations, including my own. All are fascinating stories to tell; in fact I’ve been sharing them on my blog since 2005. These stories have depth, due to their natural histories and the characters who have […] The post Napa Legend …

It is with greatest pleasure that I can report that my first piece for Tasting Panel magazine is now available in the May/June 2026 issue. The article highlights the recent work of Luigi Bosca, a South American producer whose forward thinking and keen business acumen has impressed me ever since I visited their operation in […] This article was originally …

The Castelinho Winery as seen from our ship cruising on the Douro River on the return to Porto.   Quinta do Castelinho (also known as Castelinho Vinhos) is a traditional winery located in the Douro river region of Portugal. It specializes in classic Port wines and Douro table wines.   The Douro Valley (specifically the Alto Douro Wine Region) is …