| The new cults: Upstart wineries shoot for Screaming Eagle status | 9.0 | EDITOR: $750/bottle is just a bit out of my price range but good on them... | ||
| Rethink Pink: Stop and Drink the Rose' | 8.0 | EDITOR: Strong new trend to dry rose' is linked to southern France and northern Italy | ||
| Robert Mondavi - He Put California Wine On The Map | 9.0 | EDITOR: A man of vision who will long be remembered whenever wine is mentioned | ||
| Bolt From the Blue on a Tuscan Red | 9.0 | EDITOR: Doctored wines in Tuscany - is that hard to believe? | ||
| Bugging out: Beyond pesticides - vintners who see insects as vineyard helpers | 8.0 | EDITOR: "More vintners now consider these beneficial bugs their allies. Grapegrowers are creating sustainable habitats for them and taking a more nuanced approach to managing pests. They apply less damaging biological treatments and employ bug- and soil-friendly cultivation practices. Often, beneficial bugs are a crucial factor in ensuring healthy grapevines." | ||
| New Zealand's Next Step | 9.0 | Henry Solste: "Saddled with the popularity of Sauvignon Blanc, winemakers yearn for a challenge" | ||
| Overhaul of Labeling Rules Stirs Up Wine Wars | 8.0 | Henry Solste: Calistoga wants its own wine appellation but some wineries disagree. | ||
| Which Wine Drinker Are You? | 9.0 | Henry Solste: "Consultant Aims To Demystify Taste As a Simple Matter of Physiology" EDITOR: How many taste buds do you have? It determine which wines you like best. | ||
| Mind Your Tongue | 10.0 | Ry Smith: "Unconventional wine expert says the number of taste buds determines your wine preferences" EDITOR: If Peter Marx is in favor of this approach, it must have validity! | ||
| Is Europe Too Sweet on Chapitalization? | 9.0 | Henry Solste: "Age-old practice of boosting alcohol with sugar spurs debate among winemakers" EDITOR: "Chapitalization" is new to me - but old hat to winemakers. | ||
| When Syrah Met Pinot | 8.0 | KRS: "One's Feisty, the other's finicky - but they're finding common ground" EDITOR: It's the Syrah that is invading the warm territories focused on Pinot | ||
| When Love Isn't Colorblind | 8.0 | Ry S.: "Wine lovers: He's passionate about red, she's devoted to white - how to bridge the color divide" | ||
| How To Host a Great Wine Tasting Party | 10.0 | Jennifer de Jong: Tips, terms, supplies, and forms for hosting the best wine tasting party ever! EDITOR: A really great resource for hosting the perfect wine tasting party. The tasting sheets and placemats are a great addition! | ||
| The Wine Antisnob | 9.0 | KRS: "Maverick entrepreneur Tim Hanni is trying to reinvent the American wine business. Part of his secret -- he doesn't drink." EDITOR: Hanni goes for simplicity and rejects "wine pairing" as a complex art. A neat new approach to finding the right wine for you. | ||
| Sonoma's Dry Creek Valley may be the key to Zinfandel's future | 8.0 | KRS: "It's not a large appellation but Dry Creek claims the highest concentration of first-tier Zinfandel producers of any region in California. Its climate and soils are peculiarly suited to the variety, and now that generations of family farmers have honed their understanding of the grape, it's clear that Zinfandel is not only the most important grape in Dry Creek Valley's history, but also the key to its future." EDITOR: This is a good summary of the latest Zinfandel happenings in my favorite vineyard valley in California. A great time out: rent bikes in Healdsburg and ride to the end of the valley and back in the spring or fall. You'll never forget this 15+ mile round tr | ||
| Mario Andretti's Napa Winery | 9.0 | Ry S.: How a great race car driver got the wine bug | ||
| A French Revolution | 8.0 | EDITOR: Good summary of the resurange of a wine region | ||
| Female vineyard managers blaze trails in Wine Country | 8.0 | EDITOR: Women take a greater role in the California Wine Country | ||
| Explore Santa Rita Wine Country | 9.0 | EDITOR: An exploration of a developing wine region featuring Pinot Noir |