Tasting Rioja With Aging Eyes #WorldWineTravel
Spain has many wine regions that all produce high quality wines at an affordable price point, however if you have a palate similar to mine, Rioja redRead More…
Category: Wine Region
Mudgee Wine Region
One of the post-excursions offered after the 2019 Wine Media Conference was a trip to visit the wineries in the Mudgee Region in New South Wales. OurRead More…
Red Mountain AVA Part One: What was I thinking?
I used to say that I found Washington State wines overripe, over-extracted, and lacking structure. I used to avoid Washington State wines likRead More…
Fizzle, Fad, or Future
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 ourRead More…
Wine Traveler Necessities
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 drRead More…
Biggest Concern, Climate Change or Bad Weather?
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 theRead More…
Science Fiction Meets Burgundy
I like science fiction movies and books. Many of the stories involve science ensuring man’s survival after technology ran amok and nearly killed offRead More…
Judgement of Paris, a Win, or a Loss?
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 SRead More…
Négociant Winery
When asked why he chose to open an Urban Winery, Zane Mumford, Co-owner and Co-winemaker of Négociant Winery, said, “Growing sucks. Farming is harRead More…
Vinavanti -Drink Adventurously
“Go ahead, count the number of truly unique new world wine flavor profiles, I bet you can do it on two hands.” Eric Van Drunen, President and wineRead More…