Removing Wine Labels

Some folks like to keep wine labels to remind them of a great bottle, a special moment, or to keep a record of the wines they've drunk. Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, authors of...

Harvest Update: from David Coffaro

Since I live in San Francisco and work in Sunnyvale, I track the harvest and weather in many ways. Some of the most accurate information is from the grape growers or winemakers. I frequently check...

US Wine Production: Hits all 50 States

USA Today published an article, A Very Good Year For Vintners, and a supplementary US Wine Production Flash animation. The Flash animation contains a useful map where you can click on the state for more...

Heat Wave

The weather around the Bay Area has been very hot the past couple of days. I checked NorthbayWeather.com Healdsburg 72 hour temperature chart. Looks like yesterday had a high of 99 and a low...

The Problem with Corks

An interesting article, "Seal of Disapproval" on TizWine.com about corks, corked wines, and emerging trends with bottle closures. (Note: I can't find much who is running the site but it looks like they specialize in...

For Pinot Noir Lovers

I came across a great resource for those who love Pinot Noir. The Carneros Group publishes a monthly report, appropriately called PinotReport and published a book, Chalone: A Journey on the Wine Frontier. Gregory S....