Good morning, campers! While I am en route to Sicily (again!) for a mix of business and pleasure, here’s a quick-hit to let you know that my latest piece for Napa Valley Wine Academy is now live: The Rising Impact of Washington State’s Wine Scene. In this article, I make a brief (but researched!) argument…
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There’s A Wild Man In My Head (Cayuse Recent Releases)
“And I’m Not sorry for The things I’ve said There’s a wild man in my head There’s a wild man In my head” – Morrissey, “I’m Not Sorry” Christophe Baron, the short, edgy, high-energy force behind Walla Walla’s controversial Cayuse, is sniffing dirt. And – in a very thick French accent that betrays his Charly-sur-Marne…
Walla Walla Syrah QED? and “Days of WA Future Past”
Has the case for excellent Walla Walla Syrah been definitively demonstrated? Q.E.D.? I’m not going to go quite that far. But I will say that they might be pretty damn close, especially in those cases where the balance beats out the brawn in their Syrah bottlings. Two wine producers that I encountered recently in Walla…