Conferences

      Today I relaunched the new version of the Dallas Wine Chick blog. This one was a labor...

          My first trip to Paso Robles was in 2016 on a press tour and I...

        It’s been six years since I’ve had the opportunity to visit Paso Robles, a large, diverse...

        The phrase ‘variety is the spice of life’ was first seen in 1785, in William Cowper’s...

          Fifty-one years ago, Stu Smith made the decision to purchase 200 forested acres on the...

          It’s been over two and a half years and I’m finally back in the saddle...

            Kari Auringer didn’t set out to use her creativity and craftsmanship to make wine...

      Last Friday, the San Francisco Wine School gathered some of the top black Winemakers/Winery Owners, paired with...

      Stu Smith, the Enologist and Managing Partner for Smith-Madrone Winery, didn’t set out to own premium real...

  In April, I was supposed to be attending my third annual Wine Writers’ Educational Tour, a media “deep dive”...

  It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years that I’ve been writing the Dallas Wine Chick blog.  As we...

Chatting with the Legends of the Willamette Valley   Jason Lett, The Eyrie Vineyards; Richard and Nancy Ponzi, Ponzi Vineyards;...

    The Willamette Valley is a region that is planted with 80 percent Pinot Noir grapes and because of...

  MW Sheri Morano and MW Mary Gorman-McAdams     My Third TEXSOM conference   Masters of Wine Mary Gorman-McAdams...

Bryan and Denise White, Troon Owners and Fellow Texans One of the great things about Troon Vineyard is that it...

Celebrating 30 Years of Virginia Wine: My Reintroduction After 7 Years to the Commonwealth Linden Vineyards  It’s funny, when I...

Shattering the Stereotypes of Napa: What I Learned at the Wine Writers’ Educational Tours Conference Years ago, I had a...

Riana and Peter Mondavi Jr  When Peter Mondavi celebrates a milestone, it is always done with pomp and circumstance with...

Photo Credit: Goff Photography The Summer of 2016 was when I first encountered the region of Lodi.  I knew the...

At the last Wine Blogger’s Conference in 2014, Solvang was a just a stop on a bus tour through Santa...

My Return to Santa Barbara: Part One of Our Wine Country Trip with Tercero, Presqu’ile, Storm, Zaca Mesa and Demetria...

Debbie Gioquindo, Lisa and me In my last blog post, I talked about my top 10 discoveries from the Wine...

Alexia Pellegrini, Chief Operating Officer of Pellegrini Wine Company Our last stop en route to the Wine Bloggers Conference was to...

The Second Day of Pre-Conference in Sonoma: Our Journey Continues with Arista and Mauritson Michael Kansberg, Artisa, Estate Sommelier, Cindy...

Cindy Rynning, me and Jennifer Higgins, Lambert Bridge Winemaker It’s amazing how the world and your intentions can change quickly. ...

Those of you who know me, and/or Craig Camp from Troon Vineyards, know that we have a history of going...

How do you create stories about an event where more than 4,000 wineries were present, each serving an average of...

What if you had all the right ingredients for success and yet you failed?  And you did in front of...

Frank Morgan sporting the saying that started it all… It all started with a phone call from Steve Havill, Wine...

No Sleep ‘Til Lodi: The Region, The Experience, The Myth and the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference Historically I jump right...

Five Years of Wine Blogger Conference Recaps: #WBC16 Fun Begins Next Week This the season (and the week of the...

I heard a quote that came to life during my recent visit to the Maurtison Family Winery — “without history...

I’m On A Boat – Wine, Stormtroopers and A Drone Bring the Night to Life Welcome to Miami … Bienvenidos...

Just like that the conference was over and we were on our final post trip journey for #wbc15.  This excursion...

Another Wine Bloggers Conference – Another Compilation Article – My Time in the Finger Lakes at #wbc15 Liza Swift, My...

The 2015 Wine Bloggers Pre-Conference Trip Continues: Day Two After a night of exploring the city of Geneva and finding...

The Pre-Conference Journey to Fingers Lakes Begins: The 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference Pre-Trip, Day One I met blogger extraordinaire Thea...

Wine, Women, Food and Seattle: The Perfect Storm When my work life and wine life intersect, I always bask in...

Many years ago, I was a board member on an organization dedicated to reinvigorating the Dallas Arts District.  We had...

Wine Blogger Conference 2015 Preview: Get Your Riesling On As a follow up to the announcement that the next Wine...

In July at the #wbc14, I was invited to hang with the cool kids at a special dinner in Solvang...

My Wine Country Experience: The Intersection of Passion and the Paying Gig The stars aligned.  The angels sang.  There were...

When Jeff Butler, the director of sales for Refugio Ranch Vineyards in Los Olivos, reached out with a wonderful invitation to...

Robert Larsen, the Ringmaster of Rogue  During the conference, I was lucky enough to get invited to a few really...

Come for the Private Events: Stay for the Conference The Wine Bloggers Conference was awesome, but it’s hard for 300...

WBC Pre-Trip: A Glimpse into the Soul of Santa Barbara Wine Larry Schaffer, Tercero Wines Our WBC journey began with...

Lessons I Learned from Cards Against Humanity at the Wine Bloggers Conference 2014 I sit here straddling the line between...

Wine Bloggers Conference 2014: Let the Countdown Begin Wine Blogger Conference 2014: Let the Countdown Begin Bloggers Gone Wild at...

Auburn Football, the BCS National Championship and Wine I had the honor of attending the BCS National Championship Game last...

With eight months to the day until the 2014 Wine Blogger’s Conference (#wbc14) in Santa Barbara, Central Coast Wine &...

Super Bowl: Santorini Style It was time for the Super Bowl game and we were invited to a friend’s house...

#WBC 12: Evening Festivities, Speed Tasting, Peruvian Food & Cuffed in Carlton After the fun pre-trip to Salem, our bus...

WBC 11: Bus Trip, Virginia Wine Takeaways and General Musing The tough thing about doing a series on an event...

Loudoun County Wine Pre-Trip: Continues to Bring Great Surprises I came out of my early morning haze with two words...

The Experience of Loudoun County: Award-Winning Wines Take Bloggers by Surprise I remember the crowd reaction last year during #wbc10...

The Similarities of the 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference and Comic-Con I wasn’t originally going to write such a tongue in...

A Preview of Virginia Wines: Surprises Abound (the Good Kind)! It’s just about lights, camera, and action time for the Wine...

Those of you who remember last year when I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in my first Wine Bloggers...

What has Perez Hilton’s and Dhani Jones’ blessing, was named the top “Hot, New, Now” brand by the media at...

So, this takes us to trend number two from my time at the WSWA Convention & Exposition.  I always heard...

WSWA Annual Convention: Trends Abound Til the Cows Go Home Purchase a half-case or more of French Wine and get...

    Intersection of Paying Gig and Passion: WSWA 68th Annual Convention Many of you know that my paid job...

Can not Drive 55! This was the photo that I got from my lead footed husband as he made the...

My Pre-WBC Conference Love Affair with Oregon Wines In reading the materials for the Wine Bloggers Conference, one theme remained...

Top Things Learned at wbc10 1. You may have the opportunity to let another blogger who cannot attend live the...

I haven’t written too much about the Women for Wine Sense conference mainly because my friends and I had so...

Senseless Women with Wine: The Goosecross Experience Our day began with the magic words, “would you like grapefruit juice for...

Dallas Wine Chicks take on Napa We met early on a Thursday morning at DFW Airport.  As usual, I pushed...

I Tweet Therefore I Drink Wine – Donati Family       I’ve been asked a lot lately by friends...