My name is Melanie Ofenloch and I have a philosophy – no wine snobs allowed. While my profession is marketing communications, my passion is drinking wine. I don’t consider myself a wine expert – just an everyday person with a love for the grape, a few annual Pilgrimages to wine regions and at the end of each year with an ugly Visa summary to prove it.
SIMI Winery started with the hard work and persistence of two immigrant brothers. But it
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Kari Auringer didn’t set out to use her creativity and craftsmanship to make wine
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Growing up, Founder and Winemaker Phil Long of Longevity Wines didn’t have much exposure
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The Women of Bacigalupi Vineyards, Photo Credit: Bacigalupi Vineyards Bacigalupi Vineyards is one of the best
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Jon Larson, Proprietor and Winemaker of Angwin Estate Vineyards, Photo Courtesy of Angwin Estates Jon Larson is the
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Our wine trip continued in Sonoma where we spent time at four places– Arista, Passalacqua, Skipstone and Scherrer Wineries.
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This October, I had the opportunity to attend the Virginia Wine Harvest Party, which was a two-day whirlwind media tour
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A Conversation with Tom Gamble: Preserving a Family, Farming and a Legacy It’s been about 18 months since I last
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Me and Gaia Gaja If Italian royalty comes knocking, one answers the call with an appropriate curtsy. When I received
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As a wine blogger, I get a lot of samples and I am very grateful to have the chance
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Do you guys hear the sound of progress? It’s me having published three samples columns
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Close to six years ago, I wrote about Craig Camp, a well-known visionary, wine professional
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In 2022, I enter my twelfth year of blogging and post for the 659th time. Today
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The march on tackling samples continues and today I’m focused on wines that stood out
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This year I’ve gotten to dive deep with so many winemakers – mostly virtually – and
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The holidays are often expected to be joyful. After the death of loved ones, you find
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My name is Melanie Ofenloch and I have a philosophy–no wine snobs allowed. I don’t consider myself a wine expert – just an everyday person with a love for the grape.