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      The story of Presqu’ile Winery has always been one of family, contributing to the heritage of Santa...

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

Areté, it’s a state of mind with deep roots in Greek mythology. It has a meaning of fulfilling one’s potential...

      For years, wine and football have not been a marriage of equals. Fans were mostly offered substandard...

The values of the LangeTwins Family Winery and Vineyards started in 1870 when the family’s German great-grandparents, Johann and Maria...

    Today marks Earth Day, an annual event demonstrating support for environmental protection.  Earth Day started in 1970 when...

        Four years ago, I had the opportunity to visit my friend Ali Smith Story, the co-owner...

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

          The idea started with what appeared to be a simple mission – introducing native grapes...

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

      A country the size of the State of Connecticut is ready to shine a spotlight on why...

          Time to catch up on a shipment of special occasion samples. I chose the list...

      Uncovering the wines of off the beaten path regions is one of the joys of wine. The...

    Tony Lombardi can be described in one word – humble. He’s a brilliant storyteller especially when he’s talking...

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

    Even though I’ve been now to several of its restaurants, it’s hard for me to wrap my brain around...

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

    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...

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

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

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

          The story of Mela is a non-traditional one of breaking barriers. Let’s start with the...

          Two years ago, we had a family trip to Italy that was shut down by...

        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...

          Since 1886, Freemark Abbey Winery has been one of trailblazers in Napa Valley with a...

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

          Since its inception, the story of Cristom Vineyards has been about connecting family, farming and...

          The story of Oak Ridge Winery is one of pioneers. Not only because it is...

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

        Let’s face it – there are a lot of wine writers, and I’m sure most of...

          Has the celebrate every day thing just become too much? February 18 – today –...

      It all happened two Decembers ago. After the first year of the pandemic, people decided there was...

          This week, I had the chance to dive into the Livermore Valley AVA, one of...

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

        In 2022, I enter my twelfth year of blogging and post for the 659th time.  Today...

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

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

                Back in the early 90’s, I did PR for a restaurant group....

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

          The perfect wine for pizza.  A phrase often used, but in reality a lot of...

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

        For Albino Armani, a true pioneer in Pinot Grigio, I can’t imagine the frustration of 400...

        Last weekend’s 30th annual Côtes de Coeur raising money for the American Heart Association at the...

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

          Last week, I wrote about my unsuccessful quest to buy a Eurocave from the Wine...

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

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

          When it’s time to celebrate a milestone anniversary, many companies feel a sense of nostalgia...

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

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

          While working for a wine distributor at Glazer Wine & Spirits (now Southern Glazers) in...

        One of my favorite memories of my time in Italy is finding new, local wines that...

          There are many things that I didn’t know about Armenia before I discovered the wines...

            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...

          It’s been 12 months since the pandemic officially began.  Looking back, I estimate I have...

        The love affair with wine started early –  Brian Carter was 14-years-old and he asked his...

    In wine, sometimes you have a “jack of all trades, master of none” moment.  That moment when you...

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

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

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

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

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

  Santa Lucia Highlands AVA, Courtesy of Santa Lucia Highlands Wine Artisans   There exists a small, but dynamic, wine...

      Photo Courtesy of Theopolis Vineyards   I still can’t remember at which event I met Theodora Lee,...

    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...

    Gambero Rosso, an authority on Italian food and wine, is known for the release of its anticipated annual...

  Tom and Ashley Darling, Courtesy of Darling Wines   Tom and Ashley Darling, co-owners of Sonoma’s Darling Wines, have a...

    Courtesy of Vigneto Communications   It’s time to discover Lugana — one of Italy’s best kept wine secrets....

    Courtesy of Blue Ostrich Vineyard & Winery   For a winery, navigating how to proceed in a pandemic...

      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...

A World Changed: But the Jordan Launch Must Go On       It’s hard to believe one year ago,...

  Flashback to my last press trip to Spain   Our wine group was looking for a way to connect...

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

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

Every day is earth day at Benziger winery Virtual Tasting Line Up with Benziger Wines   This past Earth Day,...

From Prohibition to Pandemic: Mondavi Family’s History of Reinvention Mondavi Sisters: Alycia, Giovanna, Angelina and Riana, Photo Courtesy of the Mondavi...

Explore the Dão Region: Wines You Should Discover That Are a Steal Pedro Castro Mondonca, the CEO of the CVR...

      Anna Maria, Dick and Luisa Ponzi and me       At the Wine Writers’ Educational Tours,...

  Imagine ocean bluffs and a very blue sea.  Throw in wineries and great restaurants.  It’s like you are transported...

  Lord Sandwich from Smith-Story Wine Cellars poses with me, his loyal subject   It’s rare that I write a...

      We began our wine country exploration in Anderson Valley in Mendocino with a tour of Domaine Anderson...

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

    Jason Guerra, Moët Hennessy Brand Ambassador, Heather Queen, Wine Concierge and Master Chef Adrien Nieto   You may...

    It had been close to ten years since I visited the French Room.  I remember the experience well. ...

  It’s crazy that 2019 has passed in a flash and a new year/decade has begun.  Why not usher in...

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

  Me and Vernon Wells from JACK Wines   My first question to Vernon Wells, former Yankees baseball center fielder...

Jean-Charles Boisset and me   Those who know Jean-Charles Boisset, the Vintner, Entrepreneur and Man of Mystery, realize that he...

Dave Powell, Owner, Powell & Son Winery   Dave Powell, Owner of Powell & Son Winery, is finally back to...

Sixmilebridge Vineyard: The Second Chapter of Jim Moroney   Jim Moroney, Proprietor Sixmilebridge Vineyard For forty years, Jim Moroney was...

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

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

Kelly Fleming, Kelly Fleming Wines Kelly Fleming, owner of Kelly Fleming Wines, original plan in Napa was just to build...

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. ...

It was a natural progression for Dr. Vijay Reddy to take his soil chemistry and farming background and parlay it...

Our Orsi Family Wine Tasting Line-Up It all started with a story of family and heritage for the Orsi Family...

  Maryland.  It’s a state with more than 80 wineries and a mission of showcasing what the state can do....

  For Julio and Amalia Palmaz, of Palmaz Vineyards, the love affair with wine started after years of regular visits...

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

Weston Eidson, Founder Silver Ghost Cellars and Montagu Wines I told the story about Weston Eidson, founder of Silver Ghost...

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

San Diego Wine Country – It’s a juxtaposition of the first wine region in America.  It’s a bit Wild West. ...

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

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. ...

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

Sitting down with Weston Eidson, founder of Silver Ghost Cellars and Montagu Wines, is a fascinating tale of the intersection...

Acker Merrall has a long history of wine evolving from the humble roots of a package store in New York...

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

Sergio Cuadra, Winemaker; Susan and Ed Auler, Owners of Fall Creek Vineyards When deciding to start a winery in Texas...

Duffy Keys, B Cellars, me and Kent Rathbun, Chef Duffy Keys, Co-Founder of B Cellars Vineyards and Winery, recently came...

A Taste of Two Legends: Celebrating Legacy and Longevity for Morton’s The Steakhouse and The Mondavi Family Wineries in 2018...

Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery: A Vertical Tasting of 30 Years of Family Winemaking Spottswoode’s CEO, Beth Novak Milliken, told...

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

Bob Shepard, Proprietor, Amici Cellars Amici Cellars began as a project of wine loving friends in 1990 who wanted to focus...

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...

There once was a debate on the origin of wine.  At the end of last year it was finally determined...

  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...

Andrés Sánchez, Photo Courtesy of Alcance Winery Recently Andrés Sánchez, Winemaker of Alcance winery and co-founder of VIGNO, Chile’s first viticultural regulatory...

Hamish Clark, Winemaker and Viticulturist from Saint Claire Family Estate It just took one sip of the 2017 Saint Claire...

Cantina del Vesuvio: My Italy Journey Continues with a Trip to the Lacryma Christi DOC One of the many things I...

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

Me and Ed St. John It was time for the quarterly “Taste Up” with the gang at Pedroncelli Winery led...

One thing that I appreciate about the #winestudio program is that it brings a wide variety of wines into my...

Matias Calleja, Winemaker Bodegas Beronia, and me It’s not often that you have the chance to gather with a Winemaker who...

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...

As a card carrying Italian family member (unfortunately from one family who made really awful wine as I post today...

Sandro and Trigg Peanut butter and jelly. Cookies and milk.  Magic and wine?  Not quite the classic mix, but one that...

In May, Snooth and Rías Baixas invited a group of bloggers to gather for a Rías Baixas Virtual tasting. I invited the...

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

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...

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

I recently had my second opportunity to taste with Robbie Meyer from Murrieta’s Well, one of Livermore Valley’s most iconic...

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

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

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

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...

It’s time for the general wine round-up and I’m featuring 20 of the 35 wines from 5 countries that I...

As a prelude to Women’s History Month in March, our #winestudio in February was a early celebration of women-focused wineries. ...

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

It seems like forever since I drove by the Crudo sign at the corner of Northwest Highway and Preston and...

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

  January’s #winestudio taught me I was fast to jump to conclusions and it once again unveiled what I knew...

  Carruthers and me I admit it.  I loved Oak when it opened several years ago.  The wine list was...

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...

Brazil, a land of gorgeous beaches, beautiful people, grilled meat, Rio Carnival and unmatched soccer celebrations.  It’s a country built...

Our November #winestudio focused on the wines of New Jersey.  I have vivid memories of my childhood, running through the...

It looks like I have a New Year Resolution and that’s to get a little faster about reporting on the...

The Loire Valley is known as one of France’s most diverse regions with more than 60 appellations.  Master of Wine,...

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

When I received the Snooth invitation to taste Sweet Bordeaux, my mind immediately went to Sauternes.  I was surprised to...

I was invited by the great folks at Snooth to a Virtual Wines of South Africa Class with Mark Angelillo,...

Trip for family reunion About Half of The Family in Tasting Room Mode Each year, my extended family takes a...

Russ Weis, General Manager, Silverado  Last week I wrote about the ‘House of Cab Dallas’ tasting that brought together 13...

A Conversation with Remi Cohen About the History of Cliff Lede While Matching Cabernet with East Coast Oysters Remi and...

It’s time for another wine round up column filled with some of my favorite samples.  This time I tried 46...

Danilo Di Nardo and me Over the Summer, I’ve had a chance to visit two separate events hosted by HARWOOD...

Art by Vino Mosaics This week’s wine column focuses on multiple samples that came from two families that are considered...

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

Winemaker Steven Urberg When you are the winemaker for an iconic sparkling brand, and you have a vision for making...

New Zealand is a country known for hard work and innovation.  From Sir Ernest Rutherford splitting the atom in the...

Our latest #winestudio journey took us on a virtual destination to northeastern Spain.  I’ve been lucky enough to explore Spanish...

Once again, I am completely behind on my wine round ups.  I only have myself to blame.  I had the...

Ariane Garcia, Owner, The Art of Wine She’s a philantropher. A health care executive.  And the owner of The Art...

History, Heritage, Honor and Hard Work: A Conversation with Murrieta’s Well Winery The latest Snooth tasting focused on the Livermore...

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

In May, the weather in Dallas had decidedly turned toward late Spring/early Summer temperatures and I embarked on my annual...

Marie-Christine Osselin When Marie-Christine Osselin looks at a glass (not champagne flute, mind you) of Moët & Chandon, she thinks...

Peter Mondavi Junior, Charles Krug Co-Proprietor Over two years ago, I had the chance to sit down with Peter Mondavi...

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

After our trip to the Trento DOC region, I had some quality bus time with Gioia Morena Gatti, the Head...

Charles Dickens started “A Tale of Two Cities” with the famous line, “it was the best of times, it was...

A Conversation with Merry Edwards: Icon, Trailblazer, Philanthropist and Winemaker Merry and Ken, Courtesy of Merry Edwards Winery  This week,...

When my Dallas soul sista, top blogger and general partner in crime, asked a few of us to come to her...

The Montes Family Tour: Like Father, Like Son – A Tale of Two South American Cities Aurelio Montes Jr, me...

February: The Month of Just Opening That Bottle(s) We have all done it.  Spent a ton of time cultivating some...

This month’s #winestudio focused on the Riesling wines.  Specifically, Massanois, a distributor of high-quality and boutique wines, introduced us to...

  Beacon Hill Liberty Pinot Noir I’ve said it often and I’ll say it again.  Texas is a force to...

Courtesy of Tom Gore Vineyards Tom Gore always knew he was going to be a farmer.  He grew up in...

For years, I have billed myself as someone “with a love of the grape and a collection to prove it.” ...

The Allstate Sugar Bowl: A Tale of Two Conferences, Wine and the Big Easy Experience The Ofenloch and Stewart Families...

100 Wines, 30 Days and Wine Loving Ways Since I left the corporate gig, which gave me ample opportunity to...

Well, here we are at year end and I have once again let the wine pile up, so let’s consider...

A year ago, I made the decision that 2016 would be about #seewhatsnext.  I had a successful corporate job and...

Prichard Hill: Life, Legacy and a Conversation with David Long from David Arthur Vineyards Unless you have done some extensive...

As a sommelier, you are expected to use theory to ideally pair the right wine with the right food.  But,...

Today I’m going to talk about some of my favorite recent samples, which include wine and for the first time,...

A Conversation with Tom Gamble: A Focus on Farming and Making Great Wine Tom Gamble at Lakewood Country Club The...

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...

August Wine Round Up: Martin Ray and Gloria Ferrer Wines and a Peek into Sonoma Wine Country Weekend The themes...

Validation and A Big Thank You: Dallas Wine Chick Named Top 65 Global Wine Blog After basking in the glow...

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

Frank Morgan ” Gets in the Car” I thought I’d recap one of my most fun #wbc15 Wine Blogger Conference columns where...

It’s July in Texas.  The temperature is scorching, the lake parties are plentiful and the wine is flowing.  This wine...

A journey is defined as the passage or progress from one stage to another.  That has certainly been part of...

Today’s July wine-up includes wines from Greece, Spain, Oregon, Washington State and California.  I tried 20 wines and six made...

Feeling pretty certain this is a day that I will not be able to replicate … in any other wine...

Our second day in Paso Robles was billed as a “vineyard to glass” experience.  We started with our chariot bus...

 Texas Media In Action It felt a little like a Real World episode from the late 80’s.  Five writers, all...

A Trip Back to the 1800’s: A Stop Through Some of the Oldest Vineyards in Napa Joshua Arroyo, our fantastic...

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

  Our Motley Crew Photo Taken After All Arrived It only took about 500 days to plan it.  Eight of...

Kenwood Vineyards has a storied history – one that began in 1970 in the former Pagani Brothers Winery, a winery...

Steve Rogstad, Winemaker of Cuvaison When I agreed to meet Cuvaison Estate Winemaker Steve Rogstad, little did I know that...

In six years of blogging, no winery owner ever opened a conversation saying that they walked away from revenue because...

Caleb and Mark, Co-Hosts for the Session The Roussillon wine region is all about passing along wisdom, the culmination of...

Terry, Michelle and Ryan Representing the Texas Wineauxs Savour South Australia Wines came to Cafe Momentum in Dallas recently and...

Cyrot and me March was an unbelievable month for me as a blogger.  Almost daily, I had the opportunity to...

A Conversation with Akiko Freeman: The Story of An Almost Accidental Winemaker Ken and Akiko Freeman I recently spent the...

Me, Andrew Chalk (wine author/writer); Robert Larsen (president, The Larsen Projekt);  Terry Hill (editor, Texas Wineaux); and Greg Morthole (Winemaker,...

If you are looking for a wine bar that takes itself incredibly seriously and is full of folks discussing the...

Being a blogger is pretty amazing.  The A-list invitations to dinners, wine debuts and portfolio tastings makes for a blessed...

The Evolution of a Palate: What Can a Four Year Old Teach You About Wine It’s funny how Facebook can...

  As the Dallas Wine Chick, there has been an expectation by some folks in my fair state that it...

We’d talked about it for years.  Bringing the women blogger gang together for a weekend trip outside of the madness...

January Wine Round-Up: The Work Chapter Closes as Does the Wine Fridge It was the last week of my former...

In Texas, there are too many restaurants that refuse to take the same care with their wine lists as they...

It all began with instant message on Twitter.  My neighbor who has the boutique distributor with labels like Scarlett has...

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

This was probably the biggest wine review period with the fewest favorites.  We tried more than 25 wines and only four...

Oak Celebrates Four Years While Kathyrn Hall Throws a Texas-Style Party to Celebrate the Next Vintage The past seven days...

It was deemed the Down Home No Fuss Culinary Event of the Year.  However, Dallas weather decided anything but No...

October Wine Round-Up It’s October and there’s been so much going on that I haven’t done a wine round up...

My family and Jay Jacobs, Auburn’s Athletic Director The day started out with sunshine and a perfect 65 degrees.  It...

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...

It’s finally here!!!  Tomorrow I head to the Finger Lakes Region of New York for the eighth annual Wine Blogger’s...

I had the chance to visit Left Coast Cellars during my #wbc12 pre-trip prior to the Wine Bloggers Conference in...

Authenticity in marketing and brand. It’s talked about often, but at the end of the day, most companies do not...

It’s been a while since I had the opportunity to experience Virginia wines, which I first got to try at...

June Wine Round-Up: A Few of My Favorite Things It’s June, it’s hot and it’s time for the round-up of...

Max’s Summer Menu: Chicken Fried Lobster and Champagne? Why the Hell Not? Max’s Chef Patrick Russell I was invited last...

Finally, after 40 days and 40 nights of rain in Dallas, it looks like we are off to the start...

Craig Haserot and me at a Sojourn Dallas 2014 tasting event Years ago on a trip to Sonoma, I was...

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

It’s time for the April and May recap of Maniac Monday, Wine Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday or whenever I could get...

Two Lands Wine: California Craftsmanship with Australian Character My love for Ehren Jordan’s wine began with a yellow balloon tied...

And just like that – we were on our last region and the trip had almost come to an end. ...

Our next day was spent at Sierra Salinas in Alicante.  Alicante is a Spanish Demoninacion de Origen (DO) located in...

James Melendez (James the Wine Guy), Ward Kadel (Vinopanion) and me I was invited by MGW Group, a new group of the...

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

Courtesy of Savor Dallas Somehow the stars have never aligned for me to attend Savor Dallas and I’ve regretted it. ...

Aloha.  I had the opportunity last week to go on a sales incentive trip to Hawaii.  I left as the...

A Tale of Two Cities: A Chat with Margo Van Staaveren and Christophe Paubert Margo Van Staaveren, Winemaker, Chateau St....

Mondavi Legacy Continues: My February #ThirstyThursday Wines After the opportunity to chat with Peter Mondavi last week, I had the...

My Conversation with Peter Mondavi from Charles Krug: Family, Sustainability and Tradition It’s not often I have the opportunity to...

Me and Lindsay Hoopes I had the opportunity several years ago to sit down and meet Lindsay Hoopes, the second...

January Wine Favorites: Top Three that Knocked My Socks Off Last week’s tasting acutely illustrated the expression that you have...

Minibar Launches in Dallas: The App Bringing Alcohol Your Way in a Zap I usually do not wax poetic about...

‘Twas the Christmas season and all through the abode, my liver was working overtime to keep up with the load. ...

Punta Mita, Mexico.  It’s become the home that I can’t afford away from home – at least on a sustained...

November Wine Round Up: California, Spain & Italy For our November #winewednesday, we tried six wines and today I’m reviewing...

October Wine Round-Up Now that the weather has cooled down in Texas, I’ve been lucky enough to get a number...

Arturo Guillermo Arias, President, Finca Sierras Azules, and Marcela Nunez, Translator Recently, I was invited by the producers of the...

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

A Conversation with Santiago Mayorga from Nieto Senetiner Santiago, me and Fernando Santiago Mayorga, the assistant winemaker for Nieto Senetiner,...

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

September Wine Round Up: Three Affordable Wines Made the Grade In the spirit of another Thirsty Thursday #thristythursday, I grabbed...

August Wine Review: A Focus on Napa, Sonoma and Bordeaux Wines Time for another wine round up focused on wines...

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...