Doug Decants: A trio of Kiwis, Rare Rosé, & The Pyrenees Go to Austria
A rosé is not just for Midsummer’s Eve... 3 perky pinks for all year and all time I don’t know why rosé is always viewed as the Molly Ringwald of…
Real Wine Fair videos: Arianna Occhipinti
In the ten years since starting her own label, Arianna Occhipinti and her unforgettable Sicilian wines have come to represent a new generation of wine growers; those focused on natural…
Letter to and from America: Part Five – Natural Wine in…Vermont?!
The project known as La Garagista Farm + Winery began in 2010. In essence Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber farm three parcels of co-planted, alpine varietals that are horticultural crosses…
Letter to and from America: Part Four
Portlandia Oregon has a youthful wine culture that is largely in thrall to certain commercial imperatives. Pinot Noir still rules; the local wine industry wants Brand Oregon to be closely…
Letter to and from America: Part Three
New Kids on the Block The Rymesters Megan and Ryan Glaab met in Australia working as seasonal cellar hands at Torbreck Winery. They quickly fell in love and got married.…
Letter to and from America: Part Two
A long drive awaited us on our second full day in Cali but we had oodles of time to burn, a hungry Mustang to eat up the mileage and some…
Doug Decants: Pet Natty Spats
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the moment anyone even mentions the words “summer” and “rosé” in the same sentence then the heavens inevitablu open and decant merrily on…
Letter to and from America: Part One
From LA to Los Alamos to Paso Robles Lo-Fi Wines to AmByth Estate We flew into LA Airport aka the stale prince of hell air with its long and long-suffering…
Real Wine Fair Videos: Elena Panaleoni, La Stoppa
Watch Elena at the Real Wine Fair 2016 talk what 'real wine' means to her: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hESPTBqwtPw&feature=youtu.be And here's a bit about La Stoppa: Elena Pantaleoni’s father, a printer, bought the property…
Real Wine Fair Videos: John Wurdeman of Pheasant’s Tears
It was, as always, a pleasure to have John Wurdeman at the Real Wine Fair 2016. In addition to pouring his soulful wines, John and a few of his fellow…