Great experiences, great people, great wine
I had a wonderful time catching up with some of my favorite wine folks last week at the Dan Berger International competition.... Read More
Rollin, Rollin, Rollin, keep that wisdom coming
My favorite Texan, the inimitable Rollin Soles, was in town this week and gave a typical edifying/entertaining talk on Oregon wines. A few... Read More
Good guy, great winemaker: Jeff Runquist outtakes
One of the cool things about my gig is getting to talk to great vintners, and I thoroughly enjoyed interviewing Jeff Runquist... Read More
Linkin’ logs: 3-26-16
We’re headed to the Way Back Machine for some history and religion-ish material at Linkin’ Memorial High: • Here’s one take on... Read More
McInerney’s novel approach to wine
For the second time in three years, novelist/wine columnist Jay McInereny gave a keynote talk at the Professional Wine Writers Symposium, and... Read More
Gleanings from Napa
What a week. The Wine Writers Symposium and Premiere Napa Auction events were exhilarating and exhausting. Some highlights: • I finally got... Read More
Gleanings: 1-4-16
The anecdotal hits, they keep on coming: • I should know better than to do this, but I went to the Wine... Read More