Drinking Deception—How Cannabis Steals Wine’s Story
“The next time you attend an upscale gathering, don’t be surprised if alongsideThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
BRAVE NEW WORLD…Wine at a Critical Crossroad
Following is an edited version of my keynote speech to the DTCThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
HIDING GUILT AND RACISM
I live in California which has the highest share of undocumented crop workers in the country. But California is not alone. In the U.S. as a whole, 42% of agricultural workers are undocumented according to the USDA.The following content is accessible for members only,...
What I Wish I Could Tell the Surgeon General
My parents, like so many of the generation who became parents in the 1940s and 50s, drank spirits—in their case, Seagrams whiskey highballs. They drank a lot of them. Too many in fact. As a result, I grew up wary of alcohol.The following content is accessible for...
I HOPE I REMEMBER THIS NIGHT
I wrote the following poem on the evening of September 21,2022 after attending a “Conversation” at Ashes & Diamonds winery in the Napa Valley. The presentation—by five winemakers—centered around the topic of sustainability. But, as tears in the audience revealed,...
The Origin of the 750ml Wine Bottle
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