From fireworks to sapphires, we are fascinated by things that glow and sparkle. This Sonoma-sourced Zin is simply radiant. Intense, dried cherry and pomegranate aromas
Wine Blog Daily Monday 4/16/18
A daily sample of thoughtful writing and discussion from (mostly) independent wine blogs: The Wine Gourd argues persuasively that wine scores which are the result
Can Wine Express Melancholy?
In my conversation with Tyler Thomas, winemaker for Dierberg and Star Lane Vineyards, part of which I posted last week, he said that he didn’t
Wine Blog Daily Friday 4/13/18
A daily sample of thoughtful writing and discussion from (mostly) independent wine blogs: Tom Wark provides more reasons to think marijuana sales will impact wine
Budget Wine Review: Villa Antinori IGT Toscana 2014
This wine exemplifies what I love about Italian wine. Not that it’s a great wine but that it’s charms are distinctively Italian—beautiful aromatics with an
Wine Blog Daily Thursday 4/12/18
A daily sample of thoughtful writing and discussion from (mostly) independent wine blogs: W. Blake Gray argues that some California growers are beginning to plant
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 