Joyce Bell 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇬🇱🚫🧊Ten good box wines. I love the name Schplink! Via Alder Yarrow @vinography and originally posted at NYT https://dnyuz.com/2023/05/04/10-boxed-wines-that-are-really-good-seriously/ #wine #BoxWine #vinography
RandyCaparoso.wineauthorThis week in JancisRobinson.com, Alder Yarrow posted a story entitled "California's geekiest vineyard" (re excerpts on https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Acclaimed-wine-scribe-Alder-Yarrow-tells-the-story-of-California-s-geekiest-vineyard-Lodi-s-Mokelumne-Glen): on Lodi's Mokelumne Glen, planted to over 55 German and Austrian grapes, and founded by the late Bob Koth (in photo below). #alderyarrow #vinography #jancisrobinson #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #mokelumneglenvineyards
Acclaimed wine scribe Alder Yarrow tells the story of California's geekiest vineyard—Lodi's Mokelumne Glen
The late Robert "Bob" Koth, who founded Lodi's most unusual (or geekiest) vineyard, called Mokelumne Glen. Alder Yarrow, the author of Vinography, has just published the longest profile of a single Lodi grape grower ever written. At least as far as we know. The story is on Mokelumne Glen Vineyards, established on the east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River appellation by the late Bob and Mary Lou Koth. Over the past two years the vineyard has been managed by their children, Brett and Ann-Marie Koth. It's a heroic tale because the vineyard is planted to over 55 grape varieties of German and Austrian origin. Some would call that lunacy, given that Lodi's Mediterranean climate is not supposed to be conducive to more northerly European grapes. All the same, the vineyard has a track record of producing delicious wines that have impressed even internationally traveled, and acclaimed, wine journalists such as Mr. Yarrow. Clearly, in the great, big world of grapes and wines, there is such a thing as suspension of disbelief; that is to say, just "shut up and enjoy..."
Alder Yarrow 
Every week I scour the internets for the interesting things to read about wine published recently and put together a list. Here's this week's reading suggestions: https://www.vinography.com/2022/11/wine-news-what-im-reading-the-week-of-11-20-22 #wine #winewriting #winelover #vinography
Each week I review a bunch of the wine samples that get sent to me. Here are the highlights from last week, including a gorgeous Soave and some old vine Zinfandel. https://www.vinography.com/2022/11/vinography-unboxed-week-of-11-13-22 #wine #winereviews #winelover #vinography
I recently returned from South Africa, where a made a concerted effort to taste wines made from the oldest vineyards in the country. Here’s my report. https://www.vinography.com/2022/11/the-elegance-of-age-tasting-south-africas-oldest-vines #wine #travel #winelover #vinography
