I'll Drink to That! Wine Talk

484: Erin Scala Looks Deep Into Lake Garda

483: Listen to Françoise Vannier and Never Look At Burgundy the Same Way Again

482: Lorenzo Accomasso and Barolo from the War Until Now

481: Wine Before and After the Genocide

480: Kevin Zraly Was At the Top of the World and Then Lost Almost Everything

479: Christopher Howell Doesn't Want It To Be About Him

478: Jason Lett Is Not At Peace

Oregon’s Willamette Valley wine industry traces its modern origins to David Lett’s pioneering 1965 decision to plant Pinot Noir in the Dundee Hills, a move rooted in the search for a climate analogous to Burgundy. This legacy, defined by an idiosyncratic focus on marginality and minimal intervention, established a foun...

477: Mary Ewing-Mulligan Says Intro Books Don't Sell...More Than Several Million Copies

476: Christophe Roumier Has A Family History Written In Wine

475: Giacomo Oddero Remembers the People Who Believed in Barolo

474: Rod Berglund Is Not Just A Swan Clone

473: Tomoko Kuriyama Explains the Burgundy Mindset

Tomoko Kuriyama, a Japanese-born winemaker, details her transition from German viticulture to establishing the Chantereves domaine in Burgundy. Her winemaking philosophy centers on minimal intervention, prioritizing indigenous yeast ferments and low sulfur usage to achieve balance and terroir expression. She contrasts ...

472: Anthony Hanson Washed Burgundy's Dirty Laundry

471: Jeff Kellogg Enters the Other Side of the Wine Business

470: Jacques Seysses Knew It Would Never Be Worse Than 68

469: Mimi Casteel Thinks Your Sustainability Sucks. Try Again.

468: David Ramey and the Evolution of Chardonnay

Winemaker David Ramey details the evolution of California wine production, emphasizing the shift toward Burgundian techniques and the importance of textural complexity over simple aromatic profiles. Ramey highlights the transition from 1970s "red wine logic"—which relied on heavy sulfur use and skin contact—to modern p...

467: Benjamin Leroux Explains How Winemaking in Burgundy Has Changed and Why It Will Change Again

Winemaking in Burgundy is undergoing a fundamental shift as producers adapt to warmer, drier climate conditions and evolving philosophies regarding terroir expression. Benjamin Leroux, a winemaker based in Beaune, emphasizes moving away from aggressive extraction toward gentler infusion techniques and whole-berry ferme...

466: Joe Rochioli Jr Built a House for Pinot Noir

465: Ken Wright Went Looking for Aroma