Sitting in my usual. Corner seat before barrels tasting day 2. Only have twenty minutes to collect so […]
Wine Journalism
A vineyard walk often solves everything. Shows you everything. Gives you everything. Easy to understand, as the vineyard […]
Laces then Bell For years, I’ve stressed to students that there’s no such thing as ‘writer’s block’. […]
The Clown It’s not funny. Especially if this is your livelihood, how you make ends, hopefully they’re meeting […]
Ridge Winery, 2000, California, Montebello Fading a bit, but no slip of color or engagement. Diminished grip, slightly, […]
Last night’s Sanglier Grenache is still in my head, how it tasted different and disclosed a contrasted song […]
Occidental Respite On a day off, I wanted to taste. And I knew where I was headed. I […]
Alice out running an errand, giving me a bit of time to collect while my little Emma-saur’ upstairs […]
Instead repeating descriptors that someone somewhere has already said or written, I talk about the wine’s personality. Its […]
Terrestrial narrative with more woo and sway than I’m used to from such a young Burgundy. More jazz […]