This post originally appeared in Wine Tourist Magazine Exactly forty years ago, in 1976, a blind tasting was held in Paris in which French and California...
This post originally appeared in Wine Tourist Magazine. Whether looking for a romantic getaway or a weekend with friends, Carmel-by-the-Sea is that seaside town that offers...
Getting ready for the holidays? It's hard to believe it is time to start picking out the Halloween costumes and to think about Thanksgiving, Christmas,...
This story originally appeared in the Napa Valley Register. A recent trip took me to the Languedoc in the south of France for the Jazz Festival...
In the Northern Hemisphere, harvest is well underway. In many places, the grapes have already been picked and pressed, and the juice is fermenting. As the wine is being made, what happens to the skins?
In most cases, it is used as compost and in some cases it is turned into grappa. But there are so many other uses for grapes and skins as I recently experienced during my stay at the Kinsterna Hotel and Spa in Greece.
Kinsterna Hotel and Spa is located in Monemvasia in the region of Laconia in the south of the Peloponnese. The hotel, a fortified manor that dates to the 12th century, sits on a hillside covered with olive trees and vineyards.
This story originally appeared in the Napa Valley Register. I am writing my column this week from Montepulciano, where I just finished being a judge at...
When visiting Sonoma, where does one get started wine tasting? As a region, Sonoma County encompasses more than fifty miles from Carneros in the south...