IRON HORSE
Classic Vintage Brut 2020
Iron Horse has been making California sparkling wine since 1976, when they were one of… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
What I Wish I Could Tell the Surgeon General
The Insidious Dangers of Dry January
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… Continue reading
I HOPE I REMEMBER THIS NIGHT
I wrote the following poem on the evening of September 21, 2022 after attending a… Continue reading
Almacenista
In the Jerez (Sherry) region of Spain, the name for an individual who has a… Continue reading
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CHARDONNAY—THE PLACE
One of the historic, tiny villages in the Mâconnais region of Burgundy, France, is called… Continue reading
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Rupert Symington
Rupert Symington has just been announced as the new Chairman of Symington Family Estates, having… Read Interview
Cynthia Lohr
Cynthia Lohr is Co-Owner and Chief Brand Officer for J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, founded… Read Interview
Michael Mondavi
As a coach my job is to guide people, help them succeed and it really is the most exciting thing. It’s one of the reasons I wake up in the morning.
80
Number of calories in a 1.5oz “MarTiny” compared to about 160 in a 3oz regular… Continue reading
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9
Percentage of all the wine produced in the world that is rosé, according to the… Continue reading
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105k
Number of acres planted with Mourvèdre in Spain, where the grape originated, according to Wine… Continue reading
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