An unspeakable loss
Some winery visits you never forget. The anecdotes from John Shafer and Ken Wright. The between-sips chocolate and “are we in Tuscany?”... Read More
Turning the Japanese
There’s a lot of cool stuff on the walls at Calera’s tasting room near Mt. Harlan, especially the maps of the seriously... Read More
Stellar wine from … Tennessee?
On my second go-round in military school, I met Cadet Brooks, who was the first (and still only) person I encountered who... Read More
Pinot Camp (sorta-kinda), Part II
It would take a dozen posts to pass along everything interesting that was shared at a mini-, Minnesota version of Pinot Camp,... Read More
Pinot Camp (sorta-kinda): Part I
Welcome to Pinot Camp. Now of course this is not the real Pinot Camp, an annual confab in which Oregon wineries entertain... Read More
From Lodi to Languedoc, and in between
Mel Masters might be the only negotiant living in New Hampshire ““ which, after all, is called the Granite State and not... Read More
Good for these guys
Not sure if my vote helped put any of them over the top, but the just-announced inductees into the Vintners Hall of... Read More