We are all Children of the Grape.
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 love many things, wine and music being two of them. Both of these things have a way a transporting one to a different place. I will hear a song on the radio and it has the ability to transport me back to a time and place where I remember that song, and remember why that […]
I had the opportunity to visit Lisbon Portugal a few weeks ago and knew before I even took off what I was going to do while I was there. I had to taste their wines. Anyone who knows me is not shocked by this statement. Lisbon is an interesting city, I was really pleased with […]
Have you ever felt lost trying to “score” wine? Ever get lost in all of those graphs and charts? Us Too! So we created something easy to remember and easy to use. Here’s how it works, just think I’m lost. LOST. That stands for Look, overall, smell, and taste. Each of these is scored on […]
I don’t know about you other Children of the Grape, but I love wine tasting. I especially love wine tasting at small boutique wineries. There may be a hundred reasons why I prefer the smaller independent wineries, the atmosphere, the experience, the one I really love is finding a unique taste. There is so much […]
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, […]