Just a quick-hit update today to let you know that my latest piece for Napa Valley Wine Academy is live. This one, titled Chile’s Carignan Renaissance, was particularly fun for me to put together, reuniting me with some long-time contacts in Chile’s burgeoning smaller-producer scene, and allowing me to taste samples of (and wax pseudo-philosophically…
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How I Almost Didn’t Write a Book
While I’ve much still left to report on from the last Portugal jaunt, as well as the result of a flurry of remote tasting events in the wake of Covid-19 SIP sipping, I did promise to get some thoughts onto virtual paper regarding the upcoming book(s), and so… well… here they are. First, we can…
#StayAtHome and Learn Something (Talking Wine History for FFWS)
Now that we’re all comfortably sitting at home, doing our best to save the world by watching movies and trying not to drink all of the booze too soon, you might be looking for a few more things to consume for your mental benefit, as well. To that end, I’m contributing to the Magazine section…
“Good Evening, Clarice” (Facing Off with Clarice Wine Company Pinot Noir and Adam Lee)
Recently, I caught up with iconoclastic winemaker Adam Lee, to see what he’s been up to since transitioning his well-regarded Siduri brand to Jackson Family Wines, for an interview published on the Napa Valley Wine Academy website. Adam is a great sport and an equally great interviewee, as you’ll no doubt be able to quickly…