Little Boxes One of the things I didn’t anticipate about working in wine retail is losing touch with the stories behind an extraordinary bottle of
Since I started working in the retail wine industry, I’ve had a lot of surprises — both pleasant and unpleasant (but that’s a post for
The site of our not-to-be meeting. I still have chandelier envy. I was supposed to meet up with Sharon Kazan Harris of RARECAT Wines last
I’ve never been one to lavish much praise on the state of New Jersey. The sum total of my New Jersey experience consists of driving
Photo Credit: Jim Sullivan Castello di Amorosa is a full-scale, historically accurate, actual, medieval Tuscan castle in the heart of Napa Valley. If you’re interested in more history about the
Quick. Off the top of your head, name five things that you associate with Arizona. I’ll go first: CactusThe Grand CanyonRattlesnakesTurquoiseI said cactus already, right?
One of the perks of being a professional wine student (that’s what I’m calling myself these days) is that I occasionally get some wine samples
I put wineries in the same category as boats and horses — things I do not want to own. Once upon a time, I thought
There’s a lot of chatter in the wine world today about viticultural practices — specifically organic, biodynamic, and sustainable practices. Many vineyards are moving away from conventional practices (which
My latest Virginia winery field trip brought me to The Barns at Hamilton Station, located in tiny Hamilton, Virgnia, just ten miles west of Leesburg. The
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