Visiting Napa Valley

March 25, 2021

It was exactly one l-o-n-g year ago that the world changed and we hunkered down. Now fully vaccinated, winter ending …

Barolo 2016

October 30, 2020

October is my favorite month and not just because it’s my b-day. Since I started my wine career 7 years …

June 17, 2020

Like many of us I am suffering from pandemic malaise – lacking motivation to complete a wine post. Several articles …

April 10, 2020

Whatever you call it- happy hour or aperitivo (Italy) or apèro(France), it’s 5 o’clock somewhere! No longer able to belly-up …

December 30, 2019

Preparing holiday dinners is a challenging task not only for the chef but the wine guy as well. Days before …

September 16, 2019

My road trip to Santa Barbara wine country started at Justin Winery in Paso Robles, 3 hours south of Bay …

February 20, 2019

One of the burdens of being a “wine guy” is the task of choosing wine at restaurants. No one wants …