The day before yesterday I was in Livermore Valley at Jim Concannon’s life tribute. And now Marvin Shanken of Wine Spectator is gone. Marvin R. Shanken, if you don’t know, was one of the most influential American publisher and founder. His magazine is from of M. Shanken Communications. I’m wiling to bet nearly everyone in […] The post Marvin Shanken …
Read More »Vignoble du Ranggen et la chapelle Saint Urbain | Le vignobl…
Le vignoble du Rangen produit les cépages : Le Riesling, Le Pinot Gris, Le Gewürztraminer, Le Muscat Ses coteaux s’étendent sur une surface de 22 ha avec des pentes allant jusqu’à 45°. Saint Urbain est traditionnellement vénéré comme le saint patron des vignerons alsaciens. Done Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/116313234@N05/55618287533/in/pool-52609756@N00
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416 views 18 faves 0 comments Uploaded on October 27, 2026 Taken on October 6, 2026 416 views 18 faves 0 comments Uploaded on October 27, 2026 Taken on October 6,… Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/zegaby/55615349109/in/pool-52609756@N00
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Jollie Ollie has added a photo to the pool: City of Lauffen. Southwestern Germany, Baden-Württemberg On the Neckar River, 30 km north of Stuttgart Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/buttscat/55615108493/in/pool-52609756@N00
Read More »Mondhalde im Kaiserstuhl
AnnaLittleAlice has added a photo to the pool: The Katharinenpfad along the Mondhalde ridge in the Kaiserstuhl in Baden-Württemberg. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/182940659@N06/55612968562/in/pool-52609756@N00
Read More »Eichelspitze im Kaiserstuhl
AnnaLittleAlice has added a photo to the pool: The Eichelspitze as seen from the Katharinenpfad in the Kaiserstuhl in Baden-Württemberg. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/182940659@N06/55612969327/in/pool-52609756@N00
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AnnaLittleAlice has added a photo to the pool: The Totenkopf as seen from the Katharinenpfad in the Kaiserstuhl in Baden-Württemberg. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/182940659@N06/55614202754/in/pool-52609756@N00
Read More »Gate, Quinta de Vila Maior, Douro Superior Region, Portuga…
Quinta de Vila Maior is a wine estate owned by Manuel Joaquim Pinto (M.J.P.), located in the Douro Superior region of Portugal. It features traditional Douro grape varieties. The Douro Valley (specifically the Alto Douro Wine Region) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because it represents an outstanding, evolving cultural landscape that showcases nearly 2,000 years of continuous winemaking …
Read More »First touch of fall
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Read More »Autumn Beauty
nrg_crisis has added a photo to the pool: This afternoon in rural Augusta County, Virginia Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/nrg_crisis/55610014308/in/pool-52609756@N00
Read More »Barolo DOCG Cannubi
@WineAlchemy1 has added a photo to the pool: Nebbiolo vines at Cannubi, one of Barolo DOCG’s Cru Vineyards, looking across to the hilltop town of La Morra in the distance. Barolo, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy ?? Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/winealchemy1/1781450474/in/pool-52609756@N00
Read More »What would surprise you about Japanese wine? Nick Rowan Shares An Intriguing Piece of History
Introduction What would surprise you about Japanese wine? How has climate change transformed Japan’s once-frigid Hokkaido into one of its most promising wine regions? How did a chance encounter in a Japanese wine bar lead to a winemaker rediscovering a wine he’d almost forgotten making? How did a 13-year-old samurai smuggled out of Japan become California’s celebrated Wine King? In this …
Read More »A nice GRANT BURGE
spelio has added a photo to the pool: An especially nice 2025 cabernet merlot for dinner Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/55617758394/in/pool-14289677@N00
Read More »2022 Torre il Cerreto Chianti Classico Riserva
There seems to be a lot of new Chianti Classico and Super Tuscan wines landing on Costco shelves right now, which is great news, and we probably won’t have a chance to get to them all. This is a new one for us that received 92 points from Wine Enthusiast in addition to the 92 […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2022-torre-il-cerreto-chianti-classico-riserva/
Read More »San Francisco’s Local-Wine Complex
San Francisco and its immediate surrounds have never been more packed with places where a thirsty wine lover can sit down to a great glass of wine. Almost 20 years ago, I started keeping track of local wine bars, of which there were only a handful. Since then, that number has exploded to more than 60, and there are roughly …
Read More »Wine News: What I’m Reading the Week of 10/26/26
Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I spend each week exploring the internet for everything published about wine online, and here’s all the stuff that I think would be worth your valuable time. What the Land Becomes NextRequired reading about Napa. The Most Bizarre Tale in the …
Read More »S.O.R.B.E.T Wine Tasting: Nov 8, San Francisco
I don’t know about you, but I love me a good acronym. S.O.R.B.E.T stands for Sonoma Organic Regenerative Biodynamic Educational Tasting, and it’s put on by a group of like-minded Sonoma winemakers and winegrowers who have gotten together to highlight their county’s progress towards more ecologically minded ways of farming and winemaking in an era where greenwashing is also on …
Read More »Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/18/26
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 week included a new sparkling wine from the folks at Jackson Family Wines, …
Read More »2025 Decoy Pinot Noir
This is our first time tasting a Pinot Noir from Duckhorn’s Decoy label. We’ve tasted and reviewed much of the lineup at Costco over the years, and there always seems to be at least one Decoy bottle around every time we visit a warehouse. This includes the more recent Paso Robles Cabernet, a Brut sparkling […] Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2025-decoy-pinot-noir/
Read More »Brion, Maine-et-Loire, France
pom’. has added a photo to the pool: Brion, Les Bois-d’Anjou fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brion_ Église Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Brion (12ème siècle, style roman angevin, classée MH, 1910) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-… Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/pom-angers/55607483691/in/pool-52609756@N00
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