Robledo Family Winery Lake County Pinot Grigio 2014 – 93 Pts.
After Sonja and I got married, we had to try to fit in a quick honeymoon before I moved over the ocean to London, England, less than one month later. […]
After Sonja and I got married, we had to try to fit in a quick honeymoon before I moved over the ocean to London, England, less than one month later. […]
You see this stuff all over the place, the label being unnervingly consistent regardless of the varietal or vintage, the name a tribute to the winemaker’s father. Often, I avoid wines like […]
I first picked up a bottle of Buehler Vineyards wine, a Merlot I think it may have been, out of a bin at Costco because I liked the label. Don’t […]
This weekend, made long by taking some personal leave, my wife and I traveled to Virginia where I graduated with my doctorate, my fourth and likely final degree. It was […]
An Interview with Napa Valley Pioneer Miljenko ‘Mike’ Grgich
I met Nicol Duffy sitting at the counter of one of my favorite wine bars in Omaha, Corkscrew, on a cool autumn afternoon a few years back. We stuck up […]
As a lifelong fan of the Kansas City Chiefs, Coach Dick Vermeil is one of my sports heroes. He may never have brought a Super Bowl victory to my team, but he […]
Crowd funding is a super cool idea, I think we’re all agreed by now, but does it work for wine? Yes, actually, it works even for wine, as Nakedwines (.com) […]
I’ve always been a fan of the founder of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Warren Winiarski. Responsible for the Cab heard round the world in 1976, when Napa’s reds and whites […]
When I first saw the movie Bottleshock at a friend’s house in Kansas City, we were sipping cheap Chianti and simply enjoying an entertaining story. Soon after, on a honeymoon in Napa […]