As we look to the close of what has certainly been the most tumultuous year in recent history no matter where you might be in...
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Staying the Course on Climate Adaptation
In a survey conducted by the Harris Poll in December 2019, American adults said climate change was the number one issue facing...
Eden Rift: Historic Vineyard, Fresh New Outlook
On a sunny day, before 2020 went to hell in the proverbial handbasket, I've reached the highest point in a beautiful terraced...
Online Wine Shopping: A Guide to the New Normal
Whether you call it “the new normal” or “the new abnormal,” the way we go about our daily lives has...
Online Wine Shopping, Part 2: Best Websites for Daily Wine Deals
With so many now working from home and not concerned about “NSFW” issues, websites offering daily wine specials have...
Gifts for Wine Lovers…or for Those Who Want to be Wine Lovers
At this time of the year, people can be understandably fearful of giving wine to their wine-loving or worse, wine-geek,...
An Inside Look at Wine Marketing
Wines of Argentina, Spain, South Africa, Chile, Germany, Alsace… wherever the wine is from, “Wines...
Japanese Wine II: Hokkaido
In my last column, I wrote about the Japanese wine scene, focusing on Yamanashi. The area is home to Koshu, as well as a...
Covid-19 Lockdown and Crisis in South Africa’s Wine Industry
Early in my wine studies, I asked master sommelier Greg Harrington what books I should get to complement the classes and...
A Weird Wine Year in Retrospect
Ah, December. The time of year when, among other, more truly festive activities, wine writers turn to the listicle without...
Soaring Sicily, Vol. Two: Remarkable Reds
As luck would have it, I’m finishing this column and posting it on the USA’s Thanksgiving Day in 2020, a year that...
Soaring Sicily, Vol. One: The Whites
There’s a saying that, “if you hang around long enough, you’ll see almost everything,” and that’s...