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Wine writer, critic, husband and father. Wine by night, brand experience consulting by day. Find my writing at Vinography.Com and all my other socials on various platforms as @vinography.
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What happened in the Oval Office today is a shameful disgrace, profoundly un-American, and will go down as one of the worst moments in this country's history. I'm so ashamed to be an American.

Useful champagme #mwstudyfacts from The Drinks Business here: www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/02/why-...

Loved this analysis of English fizz from @atkinsonmw.bsky.social: timatkin.com/resuscitatin...

In 2020, I spent a great deal of time with legendary importer Martine Saunier, capturing some of the stories from her extraordinary life. In tribute to her recent passing, here are a few of them in her own words. www.vinography.com/2...

Here's your weekly dose of wine news. The stuff I think is worth reading about wine from the last week of publishing on the internet. www.vinography.com/2...

For all the writers out there: www.nytimes.com/2025...

Here's my weekly review of a bunch of press sample wines. This week with wines from Continuum Estate, Pride, and a few others. www.vinography.com/2...

The definition of bad-ass.

Every Friday I post a wine-related photo for your viewing pleasure. Here's the most recent, a view of the Wachau in Winter. www.vinography.com/2...

An important read: www.jancisrobinson.c...

"The kind of wines that natural-wine fans adore smell of uncleaned pig’s bottom and are horrible." ... Amongst other gems from @jayrayner1.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...

In case you missed it last week, Sam put together a list of all the wine writing competitions we know of FREE so that writers can keep track of submission deadlines. If you know of more please email her ([email protected]). https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/advice-wine-communicators

Great story by Christy Canterbury on Wine Searcher about the revitalisation of Henri Jayer: www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/02/le...

Over the last 60+ years, Mexico's wine consumption has grown from 7 to 150 million liters per year, with most of the growth occurring in the last 20 years. Per capita consumption has surged as well, but at 1.2 liters in 2023, it remains very low.

Here's your weekly dose of wine news from around the internet, courtesy of Vinography. www.vinography.com/2...

On my logged-in home page at @fedex there's a prominent choice called "Vacation Hold" and when I click it, I end up at a page that gives me instructions on where to go on the website to set my vacation hold. <facepalm>.

Because the world needs some good news.

Wine: Minerality good! Water: Minerality bad!

Nothing like assuming that you’re going to be on a Q&A panel and then finding out 10 minutes before going on stage that you’re expected to give a 10-minute speech for 400 people. 😯

Day two of @pinotnoirnz was really great, with excellent presentations from @mimicasteel (pictured) and @jamiegoode on regenerative farming, and an incredibly sobering look at our climate trajectory from Prof. Tim Flannery of Australia.

Here's your weekly dose of wine news, lovingly curated for your reading pleasure. www.vinography.com/2...

Day one of @pinotnoirnz in the books. Lots of excellent wines tasted, thought-provoking discussions, reconnection with many old friends, and making more than a few new ones. Also? Sam Neill told me he's met Kevin Bacon, so basically the whole country of NZ is one degree away.

Every week I post a wine-related photo simply for the visual pleasure of sharing beautiful or interesting bits of the wine world. Here's last week's: www.vinography.com/2...

Here's your weekly dose of wine news gathered from around the internet for your reading pleasure: www.vinography.com/2...

The folks in Marlborough, NZ have chosen 12 wines to represent the 2024 vintage. It's called the Appellation Marlborough Collection. Here are my thoughts on the wines: www.vinography.com/2...

My monthly column for @JancisRobinson subscribers takes a deep look at Italian grape varieties in California, and reviews many of the best renditions that are being made. www.vinography.com/2...

The press samples I tasted last week were an eclectic bunch, ranging from a Friulian master to unusual Napa varieties, and more. www.vinography.com/2...

Each week on Friday I post a wine-related photo on my site. Last week was a highly coveted piece of Wine Country Real Estate. www.vinography.com/2...

Here's your weekly dose of wine news, lovingly gathered from around the internets in the past week. www.vinography.com/2...

Just a bit of New Year's news from the Old Vine Registry -- 4022 vineyards and counting. If you've got vineyards planted in 1990 they're now eligible for inclusion! harpers.co.uk/news/f...

Today’s workload? Tasting more than 100 Napa Cabernets from the 2021 vintage.

If you are in the business of making and selling wine you need to read this article. pmabray.medium.com/t...

A periodic reminder that I’ve set up a custom feed for anyone looking to follow wine communicators, commentators, and pundits. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Oh man. Really sorry to hear that Chef Charles Phan has passed. Only 62, far too young. sf.eater.com/2025/1/...

Here's your weekly dose of wine news, curated from around the internets for your one-stop wine reading convenience. www.vinography.com/2...

Every week I publish a wine-related photo for everyone's viewing enjoyment. Here's this week's: www.vinography.com/2...

The @drinktothatpod just released episode 501, featuring a sobering conversation with Meike Näkel about winemaking and (barely) surviving floods in Germany's Ahr Valley. Check it out. www.vinography.com/2...

Forget all that depressing news about how no one is drinking wine, the planet is burning down, and we might be facing another pandemic thanks to the damn birds. I've got something worth smiling for. Wine just got FUN-SIZED! www.vinography.com/2...

Every week I post a wine-related photo for your viewing pleasure. This past week was a dark and mysterious vaulted cellar in Austria. www.vinography.com/2...