Screen gems
Some swell quotes from stars of stage and screen, some actually portraying a character and the others “in character”: • “F**k the... Read More
Erin Chave: Stompin’ at the Chave-oy
Erin Chave is everything one could want in an ambassador for a winery. She’s charming, whip-smart, whimsical, attractive in every way. So... Read More
At Youngberg Hill, soil and wine reflect their caretaker
Wayne Bailey might not be equal parts Iowa and Oregon, but as a vintner he seems to combine the best of both:... Read More
Gentile Ben
Ben Franklin was/is one of my favorite Americans, for his wisdom and his mischievousness and his love of wine. To wit: “‘Twas... Read More
Will.I.Amette
As if there was not already enough to like about Oregon’s Wine Country, my buddy Joe and I discovered perhaps America’s best... Read More
Stefano Inama: Utterly Italian, except when he’s not
Stefano Inama could not be more Italian. He dresses smartly, rhapsodizes about “the Italian sky,” laments flamboyance in others and not-so-furtively follows... Read More
Mark Vlossak, unleashed
Mark Vlossak is whip-smart and quip-prone. He’s incisive and insightful. So when the conconter of all those delicious St. Innocent whites and... Read More