{VIDEO} El Bierzo, Spain will make you feel like you’ve stepped back in time. But it is the wine, made from the grape Mencia, that will steal your heart. Traveling to Spain is not on my ...
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Harvest: Kevin Morrisey on Wine & Ehlers Estate
Flirting with Autumn, this years harvest takes place on a cloud covered pre-dawn morning at Ehlers Estate. VIDEO INTERVIEW "Before this last heatwave, we had a completely different crop out ...
From Israel to Napa Valley, to Atelier Melka’s Maayan Koschitzky {VIDEO}
As the head of winemaking at Atelier Phillipe Melka, winemaker Maayan Koschitzky knows how to make exceptional wine. He's worked with top winemakers in the most coveted regions of the world. {Video ...
2017 Napa Harvest Is Here For Mumm Napa: Video Interview
First Napa Harvest for Mumm Later Than 2016 The Napa harvest is one of the most exciting times of the year where I live. I'm perched above the Napa River, sitting on the second floor of my writing ...
Beaujolais Gamay: The Masters Weigh-In from Pebble Beach
When an event brings the right wine personalities together the room becomes electric. Such was the case with the panel at Pebble Beach Food and Wine this season, featuring a discussion on Gamay ...
Five Rosés for Your Summer Fun!
Here's to Your Rosé Summer. Whether you're poolside, relaxing under the shade of a tree or on a beach in the Mediterranean there's a Rosé sure to change your outlook on the heat. My first encounter ...
Interview with Julien Miquel, of Social Vignerons.
The wine industry is a smaller community than most might think. The more time I spend in it, the more I marvel at the interconnectedness of the niches, the communities, and the people. Some will ...
The Rhapsody of Provence Rosé
Provence Rosé is the very foundation of Rosé "We grow Rosé, we live Rosé, we think Rosé." Chateau Gassier. I think to myself, they should add "We are Rosè." To taste French Rosé at home is one ...
Drew Barrymore on Winemaking and Rosé
Drew Barrymore. Girl next door. Producer. Actress. Now you can add Vintner. I’m in Monterey, California by request. An interview with Drew Barrymore. Yes, that Drew Barrymore. I accept this ...
Three Must Have Summer Time Wine Books
Wine books. Summer time reading! Not something you often hear people requesting. Many wine books are technical, meant for industry wine geeks. I have several of the aforementioned wine books in my ...
Quilt: A New Wine and The Very Fabric of Joe Wagner
VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH JOE WAGNER OF COPPER CANE Joe Wagner is no stranger to the wine business. He grew up in it. Grandson of the founder of Caymus Vineyards, he's watched every aspect of ...
Champagne Only Comes From Champagne ~ Champagne Gosset
A Day in Champagne, with Champagne Gosset {Video} Interviews Below Sometimes wishes do come true. In a wine oriented mind, it might be the bottle of your dreams. A visit to a place you've ...