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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Dallas celebrated the publication of a James Beard Award Winning Chef’s Cookbook with one of
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Elyse Vineyards – it’s a 33-year-old winery based on trust – a handshake, trust
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For more than 200 years, Merlot has been a foundational grape in the wine world
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The wines of Paso Robles have always translated beautifully from the vineyard to the glass
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The process at Firriato Wine Company begins with terroir, the identity of the native varietals used,
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It’s been around a year since I posted what I am calling “my accountability challenge” to
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For Albino Armani, a true pioneer in Pinot Grigio, I can’t imagine the frustration of 400
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Last weekend’s 30th annual Côtes de Coeur raising money for the American Heart Association at the
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It’s been a little over two years since my Dallas lunch with Anne Bousquet, co-owner
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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.