Vinography

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 look ornamental, but they...

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 Cele...

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.

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 included a couple of Napa’s best white wines in the form of the two made by

The first thing you see when you walk into the foyer of Famille Joly – Coulee de Serrant in Savennières clearly sets the stage for everything that comes next. Joly makes wines of another age, as the ancient farm implements suggest, and the cow horns make the biodynamic focus clear. You’re likely to be greeted by a member of the family, and then sit down to taste wines unlike ...