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.
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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It’s been about 18 months since I last had the chance to sit down with Tom Gamble, Owner of Gamble
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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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This Summer, I was lucky enough to be included on the insiders list for one heck of a party as the
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Alexia Pellegrini, Chief Operating Officer of Pellegrini Wine Company Our last stop en route to the Wine Bloggers Conference was to
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Michael Kansberg, Artisa, Estate Sommelier, Cindy Rynning and me; Photo Credit: Chris Pittman Our second day began with a visit
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Cindy Rynning, me and Jennifer Higgins, Lambert Bridge Winemaker It’s amazing how the world and your intentions can change quickly.
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Those of you who know me, and/or Craig Camp from Troon Vineyards, know that we have a history of going
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Mike Thompson, Proprietor of Thompson 31Fifty (third from right) and the Dallas Wineaux When you sit down and talk to
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Weston Eidson, Founder Silver Ghost Cellars and Montagu Wines I told the story about Weston Eidson, founder of Silver Ghost
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In May, Jordan launched its first vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon aged 100 percent in French oak barrels. Imagine sampling the
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Robin Lail, Lail Vineyards Robin Lail, Founder and Owner of Lail Vineyards, has never met a stranger. After just one
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There has been a lot said about the differences between natural wine and conventionally made wine. A google search of natural
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Dan Panella, Oak Farm Vineyards, Rodney Schatz of Peltier Winery and Vineyards and Sue Tipton of Acquiesce Winery & Vineyards
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San Diego Wine Country – It’s a juxtaposition of the first wine region in America. It’s a bit Wild West.
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Santa Barbara Panelists of Winemakers The winemakers in the room had a combined 100 years of experience. All with
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I found myself behind (even more so than usual) on another sample column for a few reasons. The first is
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In its own marketing brochure, Wines of Alentejo describes the region and the wines as having “a long and turbulent
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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.
