The Midwest Grape & Wine Conference and The Green Hoe
I’m from the East Coast, where we tell it like it is. Ouch! You’re on my foot! I now live on the West Coast, where we tell it like it isn’t. Excuse me, but you and I are both standing the same exact...
View ArticleHurray New York Times!
TheOnion.com has written: “NEW YORK—In a move that media executives, economic forecasters, and business analysts alike are calling “extremely bold,” NYTimes.com put into place a groundbreaking new...
View ArticleDeborah Parker Wong, AIWS ~ Wine Writer #42
Deborah Parker Wong recently told me, “Your blog is a great resource!” I’m glad she noticed… Having this blog be a resource is my second reason for keeping it up. My first has always been to journal my...
View ArticleWine Spectator is Redefining Wine Travel on iPad
The press release reads: Just in time for the harvest travel season, Wine Spectator, the world’s leading authority on wine, is pleased to announce the release of an innovative new iPad travel app: Wine...
View ArticleQuarterly Review of Wines ~ RIP
Another important glossy wine magazine is biting the dust. Sayonara, Quarterly Review of Wines. Thanks for all of your help over the years. You’re going to be sorely missed! I was so saddened when The...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Writing about wine is not like playing King of the Mountain, or...
Each spring, rams come out and butt heads, yet another year, establishing the year’s pecking order… Notice how much human beings do the same thing. I should research how many wars were started between...
View ArticleOregon Pinot Gris: Getting to know you, getting to know all about you ~ Part 1
How fun it is to be discovering what Harvey Steiman of Wine Spectator magazine refers to as Oregon’s “unsung hero.” It’s a revelation to read in Robert Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide, “This is the hardest...
View ArticleRegarding: Oregon wants to double UK sales within three years
I just read this story: Oregon wants to double UK sales within three years, published by Harpers, a UK magazine. The following was written by Gemma McKenna, on Thursday, 24 May 2012: The head of the...
View ArticleOregon Winemakers define their own Pinot Gris style to Paul Gregutt
At the Second Annual Oregon Pinot Gris Symposium presented by Oak Knoll Winery, Paul Gregutt was asked to return as the keynote speaker. The reason for this is multilayered. First and foremost, Paul’s...
View ArticleIf I could invite anyone to dinner, who would it be?
[Image borrowed from www.michaelchiarello.com] Right now, it would be Michael Chiarello (and a guest of his choosing)… Why? This is a chef who not only cooks up a storm with wonderful flair, but he...
View ArticleIt all boils down to Parker, Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, and Tanzer, in...
“Back in the day” (pre social media), the following four … Parker, Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, and Tanzer … along with Charlie Olken ruled wine with an iron fist. And, they still do, boys and...
View ArticleShipping wine in the US no longer a nightmare for understanding, thanks to...
Thanks, Wine Enthusiast Magazine for making shipping wine in the US no longer a nightmare for understanding. This info graphic changes that constant and complicated moving target, with the easiest way...
View ArticleSmart move, Tasting Panel, on The SOMM Journal
I’ve not only enjoyed reading The Tasting Panel Magazine for all of these years, but to also have written a few stories for them, has been both a treat and an honor. I’ve watched Anthony Dias Blue come...
View ArticleMarvin Shanken knows how and why to throw a party
After each event, when those in attendance begin to wax poetic in the afterglow, those who didn't attend ask, "How do I get onto that list?" The post Marvin Shanken knows how and why to throw a party...
View ArticleNAPA VALLEY EARTHQUAKE ~ HALT THE SAMPLES
This is a public service announcement (PSA) from the Napa Valley office of Wine Spectator… You know how you ask, “What can I do to help?” Yeah… it’s one of those moments. NAPA VALLEY EARTHQUAKE 2014 I...
View ArticleTop US Wine Companies from WBM’s ~ My own Top 7 from this list
When I got into the wine business in early ’93, I knew (pretty much) nothing about wine. And so I worked it and studied it; and I expanded it, when I created the Petite Sirah wine grape advocacy group...
View ArticleWine Enthusiast’s Artful Focus is a Significant Pleasure
SETTING: Waltz, point counter point, having just been in the garden ~ including Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 39, No. 15 INSPIRATION: Wine Enthusiast Magazine query ~ “Introducing Wine Enthusiast’s First...
View ArticleSonoma County has officially been named 2019 Wine Region of the Year by Wine...
Sonoma County has officially been named 2019 Wine Region of the Year by Wine Enthusiast for the magazine’s 20th annual Wine Star Awards. So, what does that mean to the region? Everything… Everything...
View ArticleWho is that Global Winemaker Kerry Damskey? ~ Episode 1
Meeting Kerry Damskey, in this quick video series, begins the process of peeling away successful layers of what it takes to become an international, winemaking star, who’s successfully accomplished...
View ArticleKathleen Willcox – A Wine Writer’s Name to Remember, Read, and Enjoy
It’s been a while since I’ve shared information about other wine writers. There certainly has been a cadre of new people, I just haven’t been as aggressive as I was when I first started my blog,...
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