On a rainy day in June 2013, my wife and I drove into Philo, California after a swing through the Navarro...
Here’s a little story that — in its own little way — sums up the differences between winemaking in the...
Our Virtual Tasting on the Heavy-Duty Topic of Pinot: For Paying Subscribers Only
475 Words (Or So) on a Funky Find from the Central Coast
An Interview with Ben Aneff of the U.S. Wine Trade Alliance, and a Call to Action.
Why do we buy the wine we buy? What are our motivations in selecting this bottle instead of that bottle?...
In Which Opening a Special Wine is Not About the Wine At All
Somewhere in the limbic system of my brain, there is always a wine myth that needs debunking. Like Colorado can’t make a decent...
Get Involved to Protect American Jobs and the Wines We Love
Here’s a ridiculously complicated, nuanced topic I could never cover in a single blog post: Pinot Noir from Burgundy vs....
Experiments in Pinot Noir Country
Part 5: An Epic Conclusion on the Edge of the Earth