Vine Trainings on the Radio
Exciting news! I jumped on the radio this past Saturday (June 25th) to talk about Vine Trainings with my friend Christopher Chan. We...
Wine Without Borders
There are few feelings more frustrating than finding a wine you like, only to realize that it's impossible to buy in your city....
In Death, Wine
Cemeteries are strange places, sacred but unsettling. For most of us, a place to avoid except to remember our own loved ones, and even...
Don't Drink Just Pink
Summer wine has pretty much defaulted to rosé these days, which isn't exactly a bad thing, but can be a bit constricting. So for the...
A Simple Wine Story
There’s an old cliché that states that every bottle of wine is a story. Like any good cliché, it’s true, but sometimes that story is a...
From Provence to Napa
So I was reading this wonderful piece by Jon Bonné, where he details the ways in which the staggering success of Provençal rosé has,...
Champagne: Still the King
We live in an era where we have unbelievable access to fantastic wines from around the world, often at surprisingly reasonable prices....
Holiday Nuttiness
For the last five years or so, my rather large extended family has gathered at my dad’s house the Saturday after Thanksgiving for a...
A Hint of Poison
Lately, the wine community has been in a bit of an uproar at the news of a lawsuit alleging that a number of prominent California wines,...
Pulling a Winning Lotto Ticket From the Cellar
Aging a bottle of wine is a bit like cheating death, and a bit like playing the lottery. It’s a game I love to indulge in, but even in...
