As I finish up an excellent (though whirlwind) jaunt to Collio, my latest piece for Napa Valley Wine Academy has been published, focused (somewhat ironically, considering it’s at the opposite end of Italy from where I’ve just visited) on the wines and producers of Sicily’s Etna. The wine cognoscenti love to wax philosophically about “volcanic”…
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Finding the “Hidden” Rhône for NVWA
You Rhône fans out there might be interested in my latest piece for Napa Valley Wine Academy (and one of the several reasons that I am deplorably behind on all of my other coverage here at 1WD): a closer glance at some of the more intriguing Villages added to NVWA’s Côtes du Rhône online wine…
Navigating A Flood of Oregon AVAs for NVWA
A quick update today to let you know that my latest piece for Napa Valley Wine Academy’s Pouring Points is available for reading, titled An Oregon AVA Flood of Epic Proportions. The play on words of the title references the Missoula Floods, a series of geographic events that are almost too odd to be believed,…
Dispatch from Paternity Leave: Serving Up More Wine Advice at #MyFitnessRX
Folks, I’m still on 1WD paternity leave, because I can (and because, in my view, there’s never been a surer sign of true adult manliness than being there for your family). But in between feedings and diaper blowouts, I’m carving out a couple of minutes for another very brief dispatch. I’ve got yet another segment…