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    One of the key benefits of writing about wine is discovering family wineries that you wouldn’t find on...

      For the past few months, I’ve been invited to go behind the scenes to be part of...

      It seems that overnight Prosecco has become a sensation in America. No longer relegated to what you...

    As Dallas finally broke it’s 47 days of over 100 temperatures (which sadly is not a record), it’s...

        When you write about wine, you often fall into the habit of opening review wines instead...

      It pains me to spend another moment of time on the story of my hack on Instagram....

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

          Every decision at Clif Family Winery must answer a question of betterment of planet, people,...

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

          Do you guys hear the sound of progress?  It’s me having published three samples columns...

          The march on tackling samples continues and today I’m focused on wines that stood out...

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

        The process at Firriato Wine Company begins with terroir, the identity of the native varietals used,...

        It’s been around a year since I posted what I am calling “my accountability challenge” to...

          After 60 years of success, many companies sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride –...

        The story of Bodegas Pinea Wines began with two childhood friends with a love of Ribera...

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

        Meeting Cheramie Law and Todd Aho of Cheramie Wines, a Salt and Pepper Wine company, is...

        Gathering for a virtual tasting and uncorking a bottle of wine or two is the closest...

          Rae Wilson didn’t come to Texas with the ambition of disrupting the wine industry.  It...

      It’s sample time and I never knew what a challenge these would be in the time of...

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

Best Samples for 2020   Today’s sample column evaluates 69 of the 128 wines that I’ve tasted over the past...

  Bibiana Gonzalez Rave and Jeff Pisoni, Courtesy of Alma de Cattleya   Bibiana Gonzalez Rave and Jeff Pisoni, the...

Sarah, Guy and Ella Pacurar   As a mom to a 14-year-old daughter, I love the special bond that she...

  The smoke and images were powerful and devastating but did not tell the complete story of what was happening...

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

Six Months of Wine Samples: A Summation of My Favorites It’s sample write-up time again and I held off longer...

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

Rob Barney, Vintner, Stressed Vines For Rob Barney, Stressed Vines’ Vintner, drinking wine was once a “safe label” choice.  He...

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

Mike Thompson, Proprietor of Thompson 31Fifty (third from right) and the Dallas Wineaux When you sit down and talk to...

What I’m Drinking: A Round of First Quarter (Almost) Sample Favorites – Sample Reviews I found myself behind (even more...

In its own marketing brochure, Wines of Alentejo describes the region and the wines as having “a long and turbulent...

Tom Parmeson, Owner and Winemaker of Parmesan Wines Tom Parmeson, Owner and Winemaker of Parmeson Wines, never aspired to be a Sonoma winemaker. ...

To truly explore this grape, you need to begin with a focus on Cariñena, a Spanish wine region located in...

This October, I had the opportunity to attend the Virginia Wine Harvest Party, which was a two-day whirlwind media tour...

  Our line-up of Loire Valley wines This Summer, I was invited to a wine chat focusing on Loire Valley...

It’s time for another sample round up and I found that a theme emerged for me this quarter.  I either...

One of this Summer’s wine studios was focused on the importance of rosé wine labels on #winestudio, a conversation about...