Cast Your Vote in the 2009 American Wine Blog Awards
vinography.com says:

The finalists for the 2009 edition of the American Wine Blog Awards have been announced, and I’m pleased to report that Vinography is up for three awards: Best Writing, Best Wine Reviews, and Best Overall Wine Blog.

I’ve been publishing this blog for more than 5 years now, and one of the most satisfying aspects of this (second) job of mine continues to be the support that I receive from readers like you. That support manifests in many ways: the comments you leave on the site, the fact that you ev

Worth the Effort
By Eric Asimov says: Asian restaurants should make a greater effort to improve their wine selections.
2009 American Wine Blog Award Finalists
Tom Wark says:

I am very pleased to announce the finalists in the 2009 American Wine Blog Awards and that the voting is open.

CLICK HERETO CAST YOUR VOTE IN SEVEN CATEGORIES.

The Finalists In Each Category Are:

BEST WRITING ON A WINE BLOG
IN VINO VERITAS
THE POUR
DR.VINO
VINOGRAPHY

BEST GRAPHICS & PRESENTATION ON A WINE BLOG
THE GOOD GRAPE
HOSEMASTER OF WINE
CHATEAU PETROGASM
WILMA'S WINE WORLD

BEST SINGLE-SUBJECT WINE BLOG
BESOTTED RAMBLINGS
LENNDEVOURS
GOOD WINE UNDER $20
NAPA VALLEY WINE BLOG

BEST WINERY BLOG
MICHEL-S

Bottle Shock shocked my enjoyment level… it was good!
vinesugar.com says: I’ve been far removed from the marketing noise of the wine industry and I prefer it that way. I hadn’t heard of the movieBottle Shockuntil I saw it at my local Blockbuster.

“Bottle Shock” is the story of Chateau Montelena in 1976 when it’s Chardonnay beat the French in a blind tasting. It was the major turning point for the American wine industry.

Any movie that centers around wine will inevitably get dubbed “Sideways 2″ which is unfortunate really. When you look back at Sideways, that movie was r

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Late with a Late Harvest
Micheal Seraphin says: I realized that January had literally come and gone and I had not made an entry for the month. This evening I was in the mood for something sweet. Fortunately, or not, I noticed that I had nothing sweet to eat in my apartment. I did, although, forget that I had a wine in my basement, and some wine on the sweeter side at that. I didn’t think I wanted a port, and when searching through my wine stock, I found this 2005 Late Harvest Chenin Blanc fromTerra Blanca. This wine came in my latest shipme

2007 Karlsmühle Kaseler Nies’chen Riesling Spätlese
bacchus says: I honestly believe that this is one of the best Rieslings in the world. I have tasted a few hundred over the course of my short wine career and this one stands out as one of the very best. Terry Theise is a brilliant mastermind of German wine imports and this is one of the stars of his illustrious portfolio.  The bouquet of this wine is truly magnificent with it’s stunning aromas of mandarin orange, white blossom, honey suckle, slate, mineral, nectarine, dried apricot, lime peel, and probably a