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.https://bsky.app/profile/vinography.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mltey42dt42rCool, sunny, spring day. The Jacarandas are exploding purple confetti all over the Mission district and it’s time to go to a South African trade tasting in SF. Life is good!14 May 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltey42dt42rhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mloq2zrhta2rWine lovers, here's your weekly curated list of all the things I think might be of interest to you to read that were published online in the last week. #winethreads https://www.vinography.com/2026/05/wine-news-what-im-reading-the-week-of-5-10-2612 May 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloq2zrhta2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mlo5trizu52eEvery Friday I post a wine-related image just for the viewing pleasure of it. Here's last week's: https://www.vinography.com/2026/05/vinography-images-the-hillside12 May 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo5trizu52ehttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3ml4lghe4kh2pMost people (including myself) don't tend to think of Portugal when we think of sparkling wine, but after two days of judging at the Concurso Vinhos de Portugal wine challenge, I'm starting to think they've been keeping their bubbles a secret for too long.05 May 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4lghe4kh2phttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mkzroojovu2iJust a periodic scream into the void for wineries (& their PR agencies) to PLEASE update the damn product info on your website so it reflects your ACTUAL current releases, including tech sheets on those wines somewhere on the site. Thank you for your attention to this matter.04 May 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzroojovu2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mkzc4xvhka2kJudging wine in Portugal, where the word for non sparkling wine is “tranquilo.” So much classier than “still.” I’m going to start calling all non sparkling wines tranquil.04 May 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzc4xvhka2khttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mkxkp3omhm2iWhite wine rising in popularity in South Korea, says buyer for major South Korean Dept Store I just met. Top seller these days? NZ Sav Blanc, apparently. Good news for @nzwine03 May 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxkp3omhm2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mkxkp43dij2hWhite wine rising in popularity in South Korea, says buyer for major South Korean Dept Store I just met. Top seller these days? NZ Sav Blanc, apparently. Good news for @nzwine03 May 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxkp43dij2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mklbco2zkm2iHey wine lovers! Here’s everything I think is worth your time to read on the internet from the past week of wine news and publishing: https://www.vinography.com/2026/04/wine-news-what-im-reading-the-week-of-4-26-26 #winethreads28 Apr 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklbco2zkm2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mkkeiozszp2iMy monthly tasting column for @JancisRobinson focuses on the newest style of California Grenache and just how thrilling it is. Move over Syrah! https://www.vinography.com/2026/04/california-grenache-embraces-its-yin #winethreads28 Apr 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkeiozszp2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mk6iokota62pI recently had to replace a wine fridge, and I can't afford EuroCave. I ended up with this unit, and I'm pretty darn happy with it. Quiet AF, racks spaced to handle even wide-a** Champagne bottles, and overall well put together. Five stars. https://www.wineenthusiast.com/w/wine-enthusiast-latitude-l-26-smart-wi-fi-wine-cellar23 Apr 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6iokota62phttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mjhx3fbwrs2aThis is definitely a wine movie I want to watch. If it's half as amusing as the trailer, it's going to be a triumph @RandallGrahm. Introducing... "The Terroirist." https://vimeo.com/117578248114 Apr 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhx3fbwrs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mjhqytiorp2tHello wine lovers. Here's a list of interesting things to read about wine that were published online in the past week. Only the stuff that I think is worth your time. https://www.vinography.com/2026/04/wine-news-what-im-reading-the-week-of-4-12-26 #winethreads14 Apr 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhqytiorp2thttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mjf7mm23zv23PSA to the wine industry: there is a rash of e-mail hacking going on of Wine PR firms and publicists. I have now gotten some variation of the following e-mail from three separate, unrelated wine PR professionals. DO NOT CLICK on these e-mails. 13 Apr 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf7mm23zv23https://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mj5uouc3cx2qTFW you discover a 2016 Valentini Cerasuolo hiding in the white wine section of a list in Italy for the criminally great price of $100. *winning*10 Apr 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5uouc3cx2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3miu46j63bh2nHello wine lovers, here's your suggested weekly reading list of all things wine-related that I think are worth spending a little time with online. https://www.vinography.com/2026/04/wine-news-what-im-reading-the-week-of-4-5-26 #winethreads06 Apr 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu46j63bh2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mijkl6rhyd2tAre you a wine-loving photographer? Well, here's something that might interest you. The first annual Old Vine Photography Contest. Submit your best old vine images (old vine = any vineyard over 35 years of age) for fame and prizes. https://www.vinography.com/2026/04/enter-the-old-vine-photography-competition02 Apr 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijkl6rhyd2thttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mieqosebph2oLovers of wine! Here is my suggested weekly reading list of all the stuff that I found worth your time in the last week of online publishing. https://www.vinography.com/2026/03/wine-news-what-im-reading-the-week-of-3-29-26 #winethreads31 Mar 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieqosebph2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3midcbeuy722eSomeone got their verb tenses wrong. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3midcbeuy722ehttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mi576psz2p27You know you’re getting old when twice in two days you can’t come up with the word “biscotti” - you know those Italian coffee cookie thingys!!!!!?!?!? Sheesh. 28 Mar 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi576psz2p27https://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mhxwftefzi2dToday I'm celebrating a pretty big milestone -- we've now registered 10,000 vineyards in the non-profit, crowdsourced Old Vine Registry. We hit our audacious goal 15 months earlier than we'd hoped to. https://www.vinography.com/2026/03/global-old-vine-registry-surpasses-10000-vineyards26 Mar 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxwftefzi2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mhxwd54aai27Hey wine lovers, here's your recommended weekly reading list of all things wine-related that I thought would be worth your time. https://www.vinography.com/2026/03/wine-news-what-im-reading-the-week-of-3-22-2626 Mar 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxwd54aai27https://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mhqlgkvht32vEvery year I try to use the barrel samples at the Premiere Napa Valley auction to get a handle on the qualities of a recent vintage. Here's my look at the 2024 wines, which delivered excellence in the face of a hot season. https://www.vinography.com/2026/03/the-2024-vintage-in-napa-through-the-lens-of-premiere-napa-valley23 Mar 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqlgkvht32vhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mhqeim5cff24Last week's column for @jancisrobinson subscribers looked at Napa Merlot's identity crisis. It can't quite decide whether it wants to be just like Cabernet but a little cheaper, a fundamentally more approachable red wine, or something else entirely. https://www.vinography.com/2026/03/napa-merlots-identity-crisis23 Mar 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqeim5cff24https://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mhbfqc6fwx2zAttention wine lovers! Here is your weekly suggested reading list of wine news, tidbits, reviews, and editorials that I thought were worthy of your interest from the past week of online publishing. Lovingly curated by Vinography.Com. https://www.vinography.com/2026/03/wine-news-what-im-reading-the-week-of-3-15-26 #winethreads https://Vinography.Com17 Mar 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbfqc6fwx2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mgxstwj6td2kThe world (or someone in Germany) decided that today, March 13th, is Riesling's birthday (apparently the 1st mention in recorded history). How old is Riesling? 591 years young. That's a lot of candles. Definitely worth celebrating one of the world's greatest wine grapes. Cheers!13 Mar 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxstwj6td2khttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mgpqin6dhm2yHello wine lovers. Here's my weekly suggestions for what I think are the wine news, editorials, and stories worth reading this week, lovingly curated for you in a single easy-to-scan list. Enjoy. https://www.vinography.com/2026/03/wine-news-what-im-reading-the-week-of-3-8-26 #winethreads 10 Mar 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpqin6dhm2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mgejdd7woh27Innocent until proven guilty, and the old saw about being able to indict a ham sandwich notwithstanding.... this is pretty big for the wine world, and seems to anecdotally jive with what industry insiders have been saying for years... https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/california-grocery-store-wine-scheme-062937822.html?guccounter=1&utm_source=AfternoonBrief&utm_medium=newsletter06 Mar 2026 04:52 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgejdd7woh27https://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mg6gkrhobs2kHello wine lovers. Here's your weekly suggested reading list of all the wine news, articles, and other miscellany that I found interesting in my past week of surfing the world wine web. Enjoy: https://www.vinography.com/2026/03/wine-news-what-im-reading-the-week-of-3-1-26 #winethreads.03 Mar 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6gkrhobs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/vinography.com/post/3mfv7usmy4g2yOh! So sad to hear that author Dan Simmons passed away last week from a stroke at the age of 77. Hyperion is one of the greatest Science Fiction novels ever written, in my not-so-humble opinion. His talent will be missed. RIP. 28 Feb 2026 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:nzjvixthe34zaqtaoshgdn56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfv7usmy4g2y