MY TOP TWELVE OREGON SPARKLING WINES
Willamette Wow!
Oregon’s Willamette Valley has an uncanny ability to quietly go about making great wine, almost… Continue reading
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CHAMPAGNE AND CHOCOLATE!
Try This Ultimate Tasting Experiment!
So there I was with six piles of chocolate in front of me. The whole… Continue reading
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Is Wine in the Alcohol Business?
Recently, a reporter asked me if I thought the wine industry was doing enough to… Continue reading
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On Being Nominated “Person of the Year”
A year and a half ago, on a late winter morning walk, I found myself worried for the future of wine. Something had shifted in the cultural zeitgeist. Wine—which I had always thought of as… Continue reading
A New Spin for a Famous Zin
All told, Joel Peterson has made 52 vintages of wine, and for most of those,… Continue reading
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Join Us for Come Over October!
Come Over October is an international movement encouraging wine drinkers to invite a friend, a… Continue reading
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The Dominant Wine Word of the Day
Sometimes a certain word begins to crop up everywhere, dominating the consciousness of a field.… Continue reading
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How I Learned to Give a (Good) Speech
My 5 Must-Do “Rules”
I was once told that all great speakers use some kind of prop. I figured:… Continue reading
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AT THE FIRST AMERICAN COCKTAIL PARTIES, THEY DRANK THIS
One wine, more than any other, is strongly associated with the history of the United… Continue reading
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The Mindfulness of Wine
What “Sober Curious” Gets Wrong
I have never understood the term Sober Curious. It’s the kind of phrase that seems… Continue reading
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Why I Don’t Give Up
Once, I was in a plane crash. The plane had been hit by lightning twice, knocking out its electrical system and landing gear, forcing it to a crash landing, in the dark, late at night.… Continue reading
It’s Actually Not Flavor That Counts
What are we looking for in great wine? Whenever I ask winemakers in Napa Valley or Bordeaux who make wines based on Cabernet Sauvignon this question, they often talk about their effort to get good… Continue reading