An attempt to explain why the price of wine has crept up so much the past few years!

What I’ve been up to this February!

Reflections on positive changes in the wine industry over the past few years, highlighting some producers, sommeliers, and organizations making things happen!

A January recap filled with what’s happening in the winery and vineyard, complaints about alcohol bureaucracy in the U.S., and also what I’ve been eating, drinking, and reading this month.

The differences between ‘de-alcoholized wine’ and ‘wine alternatives’, as well as what brands I like!

Some musings on wine, health, and ‘dry January’!

Reflections on how the harvest 2023 came to be!

What I learned working for Colorado winery, Buckel Family Wine.

How the Albillo was made this harvest!

The making of the Garnacha in the 2022 harvest!

Some reflections on the beauty and simplicity of enjoying snowy mornings and working in a craft cocktail cabin in the evenings.

Tasting notes from the Fruit Days natural wine tasting in Madrid.

Everyone has one. The specific bottle that changed your entire mind about wine, where everything clicked into place.

Generally speaking, the love of wine typically comes first. Instead, through a mixture of curiosity and luck, I somehow ended up at Joseph Phelps Vineyards for my first day of work without having ever visited a winery.