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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Meeting Cheramie Law and Todd Aho of Cheramie Wines, a Salt and Pepper Wine company, is
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Podcaster invites guest to be on podcast. Guest accepts. Date is scheduled. But life is
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While working for a wine distributor at Glazer Wine & Spirits (now Southern Glazers) in
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Winemaker John Rivenburgh is unabashed in his enthusiasm for the evolution of Texas wines and his
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One of my favorite memories of my time in Italy is finding new, local wines that
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I knew that Australia had a storied winemaking history due to its unique climate, complex terroir
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About 800 years ago, the Ricci Curbastro family started growing grapes and a few
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Gathering for a virtual tasting and uncorking a bottle of wine or two is the closest
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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.