Category: Ramblings and Rants
Pacific Northwest Swelters
It’s not so much of a heat wave as it is a suffocating blanket. Until yesterday, 14 July, the Walla
I’ll Drink to That: Ryan Mills-Knapp of Le District Restaurant
Episode 276 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Ryan Mills-Knapp of Le District, a restaurant and
Warm Up: The Wines of Santorini
About 3,600 years ago, one of the worlds largest volcanic eruptions in the history of human civilization thundered in the
I’ll Drink to That: Yiannis Paraskevopoulos of Gaia Wines
Episode 275 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Yiannis Paraskevopoulos of Gaia Wines, an estate that
Brand vs. Terroir in Wine
Fuissé, one of Burgundy’s picturesque villages. This week gave anyone interested in wine the opportunity to observe an almost perfect
I’ll Drink to That: Andrea Fassone of Enotria Wine Imports
Episode 274 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Andrea Fassone of Enotria Wine Imports, an importer
Warm Up: The Italian Influence in California
Grape harvest in California’s Central Valley 1898 Courtesy of USC Libraries, Special Collections. CA Historical Society Collection Over the last
I’ll Drink to That: Megan Glaab of Ryme Cellars
Episode 273 of I’ll Drink to That has been released, and features Megan Glaab, one of the partners of Ryme
Listen Up!! I’ll Drink to That on Vinography
We live in a golden age of wine content. There have never been more ways to read about wine, learn
America’s Most Peculiar Appellation
To say that the economy of California’s Yuba County peaked during the Gold Rush and has been in slow decline
What’s Holding Wine Back in America
I guess by now I should not be surprised at the vitriol that wine sometimes inspires, especially given that people
The World’s First Wine Bar
Scientists have long known that our relationship with booze goes back a ways, so to speak. This past year, they
Secrets of the World’s Best Wine Lists
Up until this year, I had been a strong admirer and customer of great wine lists, but had never had
The Great Prosecco Crisis of 2015
Have you noticed something strange recently? Look closely at all those Millennials you see around you in the bars and
California’s Other Seven Percent
Most major wine regions of the world have come to be dominated by a select few grape varieties. In Europe,
Imagining a Better Future for the Soils of Champagne
In Champagne, like in many of the world’s most famous wine regions, vineyard land has become egregiously expensive. According to
Book Signing on May 9th, at Raymond Vineyards in Napa
Hello everyone, especially you there in Napa and surrounding environs. I’m coming to town to do a book signing on
Doorman: Changing My Wine Delivery Life
The points of intersection between my day job life in the world of Silicon Valley technology and design and my
Going Dry In California
On 1 April, while the rest of the country was engaged in harmless pranks, California’s governor Jerry Brown was getting
