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    Recently, I’ve had the chance to reconnect with winemakers from past columns, and it’s truly impressive to witness...

      Above Wines began with two Italian friends wanting to bring the essence of the Italian lifestyle to...

          Close to four years ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with Rob Barney,...

        As promised, I’m continuing to work through some of the higher-end, interesting, or special occasion samples...

    You could call Bibiana Gonzalez Rave (pictured above with her husband Jeff Pisoni) a soulful winemaker. So much...

      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...

      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...

        The beginning of Chefs for Farmers, Dallas’ top culinary festival, started with one mission – to...

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

        Before I talk about bringning wine to Mexico, let’s talk about my history with Mexico. Mexico...

        It was a tale of travel hell.  Just imagine your list of what could possibly go...

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

          It seems you blink your eye and suddenly the landscape changes from Halloween to Christmas...

          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 a little over two years since my Dallas lunch with Anne Bousquet, co-owner...

          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...

        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...

      I didn’t grow up in a wine household.  A special occasion was a bottle of Blue Nun...

        The pandemic created a quandary for many organizations.  Especially for time honored traditions that brought large...

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

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

    Vineyard View from my Last Italy Trip When my long-awaited family trip to Italy was canceled last month...

  As I went to write my planned blog for the week, I realized I had no words in this...

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

A Return to the Willamette Valley: A Pre-Trip Exploration Mary Cressler, Ember and Vine; Amy Corron Power, Another Wine Blog,...

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

Breaking New Zealand Stereotypes at Left Field Wines: A Chat with Winemaker Richard Painter Left Field Winemaker Richard Painter It...

  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...

Dan Panella,  Oak Farm Vineyards, Rodney Schatz of Peltier Winery and Vineyards and Sue Tipton of Acquiesce Winery & Vineyards ...

  Santa Barbara Panelists of Winemakers The winemakers in the room had a combined 100 years of experience.  All with...

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

Anne Bousquet, Managing Partner of Domaine Bousquet Lunch with Anne Bousquet, Managing Partner of Domaine Bousquet, is like sitting down...

When Tina Morey, the founder of Wine Studio, asked me what I knew about San Diego’s wine region, I was...

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

New Zealand has been making wines since the 1850s, but the modern wine industry in New Zealand began in the...

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

June Round-Up: Spring and Summer Sample Standouts In keeping with my pledge to improve the frequency of my sample posts,...

The end of April, I was invited to a Dallas tasting to celebrate the launch of Château de Berne and...