We are all Children of the Grape.
Fetzer winery hosted a few of us wine bloggers at their Bonterra Vineyard as part of an excursion before the Wine Blogger Conference (WBC17), and allowed us to meet some of the wine makers from Mendocino County in an event called the Inner Mendo Odyssey Panel. We started with a tour of the Bonterra, […]
Ahhh… to be Greek! When you think of being Greek, do you think of swilling wine with the Gods, debating with philosophers, or basking in a sun soaked villa? Well, whichever you think is right, you are right, because being Greek means all those things, and more. Opa! Truth be told, I’m not Greek. […]
I just finished re-reading an article entitled, “Let’s Be Clear: Bad Wines Are Bad Wines, Period”, written by Eric Asimov. If you don’t know, Eric is the wine critic for the New York Times. I had to re-read his article a couple of times to begin to understand what point, or rather points, he […]
There is a saying attributed to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus who said, “The only thing that is constant is change”. I think if he lived in our current time, he would amend that statement to say, “The only thing that is constant is change, from one thing to another, and then back again”. Yes everything […]
I travel quite a bit, as a wine blogger and in my professional life as well. I have traveled all over the world. Wherever I travel, whether I’m driving or flying to get to my destination, when I get there, I’m having wine. Good wine, bad wine, red wine or white wine, with a goat […]
As a blogger about the wine industry, I pay attention to trends and stories in the news about the wine industry. One trend that is constantly in the news is climate change and how it will affect the wine growers and wineries. A quick Google search of climate change and wineries shows 47,200 results in […]
I like science fiction movies and books. Many of the stories involve science ensuring man’s survival after technology ran amok and nearly killed off mankind due to some mad scientist. Spaceships sent to the far reaches of space with the last of mankind, to repopulate a new world, a futuristic Noah’s Ark. Often in these […]
I read an article by Mari A. Schaefer titled “Is drinking wine one secret to a happy marriage?”. This article was based on a recent report in The Journals of Gerontology. The gist of the story is that couples that drink wine together are happier. Duh. Who isn’t happier with wine? Let me see if […]
What is a winery? It is defined as an establishment where wine is made, and wine is defined as an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice. So can you make wine without grapes? Yes, says Ava Winery, a San Francisco startup who is looking to make a synthetic wine by combining water, flavor compounds, […]
That May day in 1976, a magical day for Americans and American wines. That day we had two wines, a California Chardonnays and a California Cabernet Sauvignon that were selected as winners in a blind taste test by French wine experts. That day we proved we could make a copy of a French wine good […]