Ridge Vineyards is adding ingredients to its back labels. ~ ~ “Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.” –… Read More ›
Wine & Health 
Ladies & Gentlemen, the 2013 Wine Blog Awards Are Coming! Let the Nominations begin!
For myself, as someone who writes nearly daily about wine, this is an exciting time of year, a season of awareness for wine-inspired prose. It is a time to redouble efforts to experience the great diversity of voices on offer, to… Read More ›
Consistency, Wine, & The Market
Consider “market pressure” in the wine industry, particularly as it relates to the fiscal realities of producing wine. A producer of wine lives in many, many time zones concurrently. At any given time, one lives within the following: –Land laying fallow, awaiting new planting. –New… Read More ›
It’s The End Of The Year As We Know It, And I Feel WINE
Two truths: 1. The convention of the End-Of-Year list is most decidedly a media trope that is long overdue to be retired. 2. It is impossible to effectively summarize, in one go, an entire year. So, that said, here are some… Read More ›
Things I’m Thankful For …
This is the third year in a row I’ve had the opportunity to write and present a “Things I’m Thankful For” post on this blog. Each year, on November 23rd, I have sat down in front of the typer and… Read More ›
Why The New Poet Laureate Is Good For The World Of Wine
It’s probably not what you think, not what the title might lead you to believe. As far as I know, Philip Levine is not a self-professed oenophile. I have no idea how big his wine cellar is, or if he has one… Read More ›
Half A Glass Of Wine?
Did anyone read the “Drink A Little Wine, Live A Little Longer” article from HealthDay that was posted on Yahoo the other day? Here’s the link if not: http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090501/hl_hsn/drinkalittlewinelivealittlelonger What a curious article! Two things come to mind right away;… Read More ›
