Top 10 Reasons to Swipe Left on Dry January
A Guest Blog by Tom Wark Note from Karen MacNeil: Tom Wark is one of the top wine industry professionals, a keen observer of the wine industry, a great communicator and (best of all) a man who doesn’t pull any punches.The following content is accessible for members...
Does Wine Have Social Value?
Why Do You Drink Wine? One of my favorite questions to ask wine drinkers is why they drink wine. Most people stop for a second, unsure of how to answer.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
One Thing That’s Killing the Wine Industry
When Coravin entered the wine universe in 2013, the vinous planets realigned. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.HELLO, TERROIR, ARE YOU THERE?
The winemaker Randall Grahm once told me that questioning the existence of terroirThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
One Thing that’s Killing the Wine Industry
When Coravin entered the wine universe in 2013, the vinous planets realigned. Almost overnight you could order a glass of wine that cost $15, $25 or more, and know that the wine would be in perfect condition. It seemed like a huge boon for consumers and for the wine...MY TOP TWELVE OREGON SPARKLING WINES
Oregon’s Willamette Valley has an uncanny ability to quietly go about making great wine, almost when no one is looking.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Is Wine in the Alcohol Business?
Recently, a reporter asked me if I thought the wine industry was doing enoughThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
On Being Nominated “Person of the Year”
A year and a half ago, on a late winter morning walk, I found myself worriedThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
A New Spin for a Famous Zin
All told, Joel Peterson has made 52 vintages of wine, and for mostThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Garagiste
A French term first used in Bordeaux in the 1990s, the word garagiste refers to an innovative (possibly renegade) professional winemaker without much financial capital, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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