2010 Barbera from Cantara
I remember the first time I met Barbera.
I was a young, poor college student living and going to school in the Bay Area. Continue reading
5 Reasons To Love Barbera: Invitation “It’s All About Barbera” #ItalianFWT
Recycle: Best Wine Job in the World or April Fools at Murphy-Goode?
How does $10k a month, free rent, free wine, and a chance to tackle your dream job in the wine industry sound? Too good to be true?
April Fools?!?!
Twelve years ago, Queensland Australia pitched a contest to hire someone for “The Best Job In the World.” Dozens of friends encouraged me to go for it, so I did– Continue reading
Party Time? Paella and Pinot from Clos des Amis in Ventura County
The past twelve months have really been something. My last in person wine event was with WALT Wine (read about it here) before World of Pinot Noir, the first weekend in March. In 2021, WOPN went virtual– with events the entire month of March instead of just one weekend. And then I was supposed to do a Spring Break Bud Break WSET 3 Bootcamp with Napa Valley Wine Academy followed by a press trip to Bordeaux and Germany.
Women in Wine: Geodesy’s Judy Jordan says “Drink Well, Do Good”
Geodesy: Continue reading
Women in Wine: Cristina Forner Leads Marques de Cacerés as Carmen Blanco Makes a Verdejo in Rueda to Pair with Barbacoa #WorldWineTravel
Marques de Cacerés: Verdejo
D. O. Rueda in Spain is synonymous with Verdejo. Continue reading
West Coast “Bordeaux” Blends with Beef Bourguignon #Winophiles
West Coast wines made with Bordeaux based grapes
What’s your favorite red wine?
My dad loved mellow Merlot.
Many people choose Cabernet Sauvignon.
If I asked Sue, she might say Cabernet Franc.
What do these three grapes have in common?
Explore Loire’s Organic Gardens: France’s Fine and Funky Clos du Tue-Boeuf VDF “Vin Rouge” and an Invite for #Winophiles
While Thierry Puzelat may have stopped “going to church,” as he put it when we visited him, he never gave up on all of his biodynamic beliefs and the insights he gained by working his Loire vineyards at Clos du Tue-Boeuf. Instead, as a “mad scientist” might, he experiments and uses what works on the land his family has worked for centuries (literally since the 15th his family has been in wine!) Continue reading
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