I am having a difficult time believing this as I type it, but it has been OVER A FREAKIN’ DECADE since I was last a guest on Laurie Forster’s entertaining The Sipping Point podcast. HOLY. CRAP! I had the good fortune recently to have Laurie invite me back on her show, where we once again…
Category: wine publications
BIG NEWS: Joe Joins Cristaldi & Co. (and Here’s Your DISCOUNT CODE!)
BIG NEWS, folks! As some of you have seen already, we’ve officially announced that I am on the editorial staff at Cristaldi & Co., joining my longtime bruthah-from-anothah-muthah Jonathan Cristaldi as a contributor and wine reviewer on his new genre-disrupting platform. I am very excited to officially pair up with JC, with whom I have…
New York State of Mind (Comprehensive NY Wine Report at Cristaldi & Co!)
Fresh off the heels of our Santa Barbara County 2025 tasting report, Cristaldi & Co. has just unleashed another comprehensive tasting report, this time on the even-more-under-served wine regions of New York State! Titled New York State’s Wine Awakening, this report might just be the most in-depth coverage of the NYS wine scene in recent…
Strong All Along (2025 Santa Barbara County Tasting Report)
A quick update to let you know that another 2025 tasting report in which I had a hand in creating is now available on Cristaldi & Co., this time focusing on the under-served California wine region of Santa Barbara County.
10+ wineries and 150+ wines are deatured therein!…