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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
"How does a New Zealander who grew up in South Africa end up starting an iconoclastic estate in the Roussillon?" says Tom Lubbe's U.S. importer Louis-Dressner on their website. "This…
Matassa Cuvée Alexandria from Tom Lubbe, a true beauty of a flaming sunset of a desert island wine. From the Muscat of Alexandria, a synonym of which is Tottenham Park Muscat.…
Speaking of orange, the new film Skin Contact by Bottled Films features our very own Sir Wregg along with several of our growers. Watch the preview and head to Bottled Films's…