Alder Yarrow

Cool, sunny, spring day. The Jacarandas are exploding purple confetti all over the Mission district and it’s time to go to a South African trade tasting in SF. Life is good!

@wineshopteevee It's not a priority for them. Most small wineries struggle to even respond to e-mail inquiries, let alone post something on social media or update their website. But they don't realize they're hurting themselves by not doing it.

@vinography Why do you think it it so difficult to keep product info up to date on their sites? Seems like an easy checklist task whenever there is a new release or one runs out?

Just a periodic scream into the void for wineries (& their PR agencies) to PLEASE update the damn product info on your website so it reflects your ACTUAL current releases, including tech sheets on those wines somewhere on the site. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Wine lovers, here's your weekly curated list of all the things I think might be of interest to you to read that were published online in the last week. #winethreads vinography.com/2026/05/wine-n…

Every Friday I post a wine-related image just for the viewing pleasure of it. Here's last week's: vinography.com/2026/05/vinogr…

Most people (including myself) don't tend to think of Portugal when we think of sparkling wine, but after two days of judging at the Concurso Vinhos de Portugal wine challenge, I'm starting to think they've been keeping their bubbles a secret for too long.

Judging wine in Portugal, where the word for non sparkling wine is “tranquilo.” So much classier than “still.” I’m going to start calling all non sparkling wines tranquil.

White wine rising in popularity in South Korea, says buyer for major South Korean Dept Store I just met. Top seller these days? NZ Sav Blanc, apparently. Good news for @nzwine

Hey wine lovers! Here’s everything I think is worth your time to read on the internet from the past week of wine news and publishing: vinography.com/2026/04/wine-n… #winethreads

My monthly tasting column for @JancisRobinson focuses on the newest style of California Grenache and just how thrilling it is. Move over Syrah! vinography.com/2026/04/califo… #winethreads

I recently had to replace a wine fridge, and I can't afford EuroCave. I ended up with this unit, and I'm pretty darn happy with it. Quiet AF, racks spaced to handle even wide-a** Champagne bottles, and overall well put together. Five stars. wineenthusiast.com/w/wine-enthusi…

This is definitely a wine movie I want to watch. If it's half as amusing as the trailer, it's going to be a triumph @RandallGrahm. Introducing... "The Terroirist." vimeo.com/1175782481

Hello wine lovers. Here's a list of interesting things to read about wine that were published online in the past week. Only the stuff that I think is worth your time. vinography.com/2026/04/wine-n… #winethreads

PSA to the wine industry: there is a rash of e-mail hacking going on of Wine PR firms and publicists. I have now gotten some variation of the following e-mail from three separate, unrelated wine PR professionals. DO NOT CLICK on these e-mails.

TFW you discover a 2016 Valentini Cerasuolo hiding in the white wine section of a list in Italy for the criminally great price of $100. *winning*

Hello wine lovers, here's your suggested weekly reading list of all things wine-related that I think are worth spending a little time with online. vinography.com/2026/04/wine-n… #winethreads

Are you a wine-loving photographer? Well, here's something that might interest you. The first annual Old Vine Photography Contest. Submit your best old vine images (old vine = any vineyard over 35 years of age) for fame and prizes. vinography.com/2026/04/enter-…

Lovers of wine! Here is my suggested weekly reading list of all the stuff that I found worth your time in the last week of online publishing. vinography.com/2026/03/wine-n… #winethreads

You know you’re getting old when twice in two days you can’t come up with the word “biscotti” - you know those Italian coffee cookie thingys!!!!!?!?!? Sheesh.

@ShawnZylberberg Thanks!

@vinography Congratulations Alder! A tremendous feat and a GIANT step to identify, record, and ultimately preserve these historic vineyards. Your team is crushing it.

Today I'm celebrating a pretty big milestone -- we've now registered 10,000 vineyards in the non-profit, crowdsourced Old Vine Registry. We hit our audacious goal 15 months earlier than we'd hoped to. vinography.com/2026/03/global…