Guardin’ Eden’s legacy: Jeffrey Patterson
Jeffrey Patterson has been making wine for 31 years, which given his appearance means that he started at about age 8. But... 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
Randall Grahm, cider-meister?
Last weekend, I had the great good fortune of spending several hours with the inimitable Randall Grahm, a fabulous winemaker and thinker... 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
Franc-ly, John Skupny does give a damn
If the perpetual gleam in his eye and well-earned smile lines weren’t enough, what comes out of John Skupny’s mouth makes it... Read More
Ramey’s world, and welcome to it
(This is Part II of a profile of David Ramey. Part I is here.) Whenever I get to hang with a vintner,... Read More