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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Brad Smith, General Manager of Morton’s, and Jesus Cordoba from Charles Krug Winery It’s rare when you are invited to
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Spottswoode’s CEO, Beth Novak Milliken, told us about the family history and gave us a glimpse into how the Novak
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To truly explore this grape, you need to begin with a focus on Cariñena, a Spanish wine region located in
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Bob Shepard, Proprietor, Amici Cellars Amici Cellars began as a project of wine loving friends in 1990 who wanted to focus
......continue readingThis October, I had the opportunity to attend the Virginia Wine Harvest Party, which was a two-day whirlwind media tour
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Linden Vineyards It’s funny, when I look back seven years ago, at what I wrote during my first trip during
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New Zealand has been making wines since the 1850s, but the modern wine industry in New Zealand began in the
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Our line-up of Loire Valley wines This Summer, I was invited to a wine chat focusing on Loire Valley
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It’s time for another sample round up and I found that a theme emerged for me this quarter. I either
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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.
