Are there really no affordable Zinfandels of reasonable quality left out there? That’s the conclusion a writer in a major publication has reached and that has ticked off Kim Stare-Wallace of Dry Creek Vineyard. But she’s having a hard time thinking of good Zins that cost less than $20, the cut off point used by [...]

Traveling winemaker Eric Weisinger, has buried a number of bottles of wine he’s made across the world. In a post from February 15 he retrieves a bottle he buried in the jungles of Belize eight years ago:
The original intent had been to enjoy a little wine with lunch, but the heat and humidity were [...]

Jim Gordon recounts an interesting little blind-tasting experiment at last week’s Symposium for Professional Wine Writers
Could you tell a Merlot from a Cabernet from a Syrah in a blind tasting? Faced with three unmarked glasses from three brown-bagged bottles with no clues other than a Napa Valley origin, I couldn’t. Neither could food and wine [...]

For the next couple of weeks it’s just you and me, dear readers, as Kim is on special assignment and won’t be contributing to the daily grind, so to speak, for a little while. But I’ll be here for you. I’ll always be here for you. Here are links to recent blog posts from across [...]

San Jose photographer Mark Stagi has posted a slideshow of pictures from a wedding at Fogarty Winery.
Writes Stagii:
Fogarty is such a beautiful place to get married at, there are amazing views from up there, beautiful vines just a perfect spot to have a wedding at.
Watch the slideshow here
Speaking of Fogarty Winery, Kathleen Miller in New [...]

Mary Baker of Dover Canyon Winery has a series of posts called Inside a Wine Scam in which she chronicles how a Nigerian scammer is trying to take American wineries for a ride. She describes how the scam works and what wineries and other merchants can do to protect themselves against them.
Links to all her [...]

I hope that everyone enjoyed their Presidents Day (those of you who had it off), and that all of you are ready for the second round of highlighted exhibitors from the 17th Annual Boston Wine Expo. I took full advantage of the long weekend, and I’m rested and ready to write my third and [...]

Wino-Fred at Ontario, Canada, based Fred’s Photo Blog shows what Calamus Winery looks like, before and after applying a little Photoshop magic.
Rougeyar Laali is getting married in Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery in Livermore Valley. My colleague Kim wrote about the valley’s resurgence and the restoration of the Hill winery in a post last [...]

The Virginia Wine Expo took place last weekend and below are some links to blog post and news reports from the event.
Mommy Needs A Cocktail calls it “incredibly off the hook” and relates the following little tale from her booth at the expo:
Girlfriend needs a little humor other than being stuck with the chick who [...]

As promised, today I’m going to blog about some of the exhibitors that Matt and I met with this past Saturday afternoon at the Boston Wine Expo, as well as some of the wines that we tasted along the way. Here at Wineries.net, our primary focus is U.S. wineries, wines, vineyards, and anything having [...]