white wine

      To almost anyone, it’s obvious that Michigan isn’t the easiest place to grow wine. Once you factor...

        Riboli Family Wines is a story of reinvention. I could tell the story of when the...

      Press trips are amazing opportunities to plunge into a region, meet winemakers, and have someone curate the...

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

        As one of Italy’s oldest winemaking regions, Campania has a storied reputation for its modern take...

      Every time I’ve been to Italy I’ve come with an agenda. What to tour, where to eat,...

      It all started for the Fetzer family after tasting produce from the gardens of a biodynamic farmer....

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

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

      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...

          Back in 1542, the Bisol family started cultivating grapes in the Valdobbiadene area of Italy....

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

        Earlier this week, we celebrated International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural,...

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

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

        This year I’ve gotten to dive deep with so many winemakers – mostly virtually – and...

        The holidays are often expected to be joyful. After the death of loved ones, you find...

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

        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...

        How to buy a EuroCave?  Honestly I have no idea. Recently, one of our Eurocaves stopped...

        Bourgogne is reclaiming its identity as one of the most iconic regions of France with a...

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

        I knew that Australia had a storied winemaking history due to its unique climate, complex terroir...

            About 800 years ago, the Ricci Curbastro family started growing grapes and a few...

            A year ago (and a day) I posted about having no words in navigating...

          Thuwmpf.  You know that sound.  It’s the sound you hear before the deafening silence as...

        Nearly 11 years ago, I made my first trip to Washington Wine Country for the Wine...

    Argentina – it’s a land known for beef, culture, dance and wine.  People have been planting grapes there...

Crab and Chardonnay = Utopia     From blending sessions to vertical tastings to blind tastings, I’ve been blown away...

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

    This Summer, I discovered the region of Lugana, one of Italy’s best kept secrets. This seven mile wide...

      As many times as I’ve covered the Lodi region, each brings an awakening and awareness of something...

    It’s amazing how one wine can bring back memories of eventful wine country trip exactly one decade later....

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

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

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

Adam Bernstein: Del Frisco’s Hospitalitarian and Dallas’ First Restaurant Recycling Pioneer Adam Bernstein, Wine Director, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse...

The Dallas Gang in Napa My birthday trip journey continued with a day in Napa Valley visiting three iconic vineyards that...

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

Sitting Down with Christophe Paubert: A Winemaker Legend from Stags’ Leap Winery Christophe Paulbert, Senior Winemaker Stags’ Leap Winery I...

It’s time for my quarterly sample posting and following tradition, there are several wines that merit a separate column prior...

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...

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

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