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      Writing a blog for over a decade offers a unique perspective on witnessing change – be it...

      If you’ve been keeping up with my career journey, you’re aware that I’ve maintained a clear boundary...

  There’s nothing better than Sunday Fundays in Dallas. Over the years, I’d had a lot of great Sundays at...

      For those of you who have followed along, my daughter got on a plane last August to...

      It’s always fun to meet a winemaker who has insight into the soul of her vineyard and...

    For many years, my holiday of choice was New Year’s Eve. It was the art of getting dressed...

    This week my family’s life is about to change. For 17 years, we’ve been a family of three,...

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

            The most important driver of Puppione Family Wines may surprise you. It’s about Chris...

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

    This past weekend we celebrated the man who set the bar high for what it means to be...

          Close to six years ago, I wrote about Craig Camp, a well-known visionary, wine professional...

          Connection is the word I would use to describe my most recent trip to wine...

        For 30 years, Eileen Crane was at the helm as the founding winemaker and CEO of...

          SIMI Winery started with the hard work and persistence of two immigrant brothers.  But it...

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

            Growing up, Founder and Winemaker Phil Long of Longevity Wines didn’t have much exposure...

      The Women of Bacigalupi Vineyards, Photo Credit: Bacigalupi Vineyards   Bacigalupi Vineyards is one of the best...

    Jon Larson, Proprietor and Winemaker of Angwin Estate Vineyards, Photo Courtesy of Angwin Estates Jon Larson is the...

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

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

  Our wine trip continued in Sonoma where we spent time at four places– Arista, Passalacqua, Skipstone and Scherrer Wineries. ...

The Wonderful Place we Stayed in Sonoma Last month, I had the joy of celebrating a milestone birthday with a...

In May, Jordan launched its first vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon aged 100 percent in French oak barrels.  Imagine sampling the...

Finding Terralsole is quite the journey.  But trust me, once you do the journey is worth every missed navigation point...

Several years ago, on my way to Vinitaly, I opened my Wine Spectator and read an article about how Massimo...

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

Me hanging with John Concannon Last month, I had a chance to sit down with a member of the fourth...

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

When DLynn Proctor issues an invitation to come and join him for some great wines, one immediately RSVPs, no questions...

A Conversation with Tom Gamble: Preserving a Family, Farming and a Legacy It’s been about 18 months since I last...

Me and Gaia Gaja If Italian royalty comes knocking, one answers the call with an appropriate curtsy.  When I received...

  As a wine blogger, I get a lot of samples and I am very grateful to have the chance...

This Summer, I was lucky enough to be included on the insiders list for one heck of a party as the...

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...

Ninety Years of Pedroncelli Wines: A Toast to Family, Wisdom and Consistency It’s been over three week since I embarked...

Pedroncelli Celebrates 90 Years: A Legacy of Farming, Fun and Flagships Ninety years ago, it all started with a goal...

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

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

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

Early Draft of Masthead Wine Label Call me Bond … James Bond.  Well that might be an overshoot, but it...

A Conversation with Cyril Chappellet: Life, Legacy and the Art of Making Good Wine Sometimes time stops and you wish...

On day three, with 5,000+ calories in our system and a workout underneath my ever tightening belt, we packed up...

Dallas Wine Chick Celebrates 1,460 Days, 250 Posts and 1,000s of Bottles of Wine It’s hard to believe it has...

Dallas Wine Chick Behaving Badly: How NOT to do Wine Country I’ve been asked by many of my friends and...