Behind the Wine: Jean Hoefliger and The Debate
When major candidates seem to have been reduced to attacking one another 140 characters at a time, the nation they seek control over is becoming increasingly polarized by hateful rhetoric, […]
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Chatham Vineyards Review
Down a dusty country road that looks as if it came straight out of a James Taylor song sits Chatham Vineyards, where John Wehner crafts his Church Creek wines. The Chatham […]
Behind the Wine: “The Count of Buena Vista”, Agoston Haraszthy
One afternoon, about a week before Sonja’s and my wedding, I received a phone call from a 707 number. It was our limo driver, wanting to interview me about where […]
Mark featured in NBC News article on the Judgement of Paris
Yesterday, I was asked by my friends at Vivino to provide information to NBC News on the aftermath of the Judgement of Paris, a blind tasting that took place in 1976 […]
Cedar Hills Vineyard Review
Clay and Heidi Schultz had been wanting to open their own winery for a while when a small, established one came on the market in 2014. Pooling their resources, they […]
A Vintner Looks at 93: An Interview with Miljenko ‘Mike’ Grgich
An Interview with Napa Valley Pioneer Miljenko ‘Mike’ Grgich
Vermeil Wines Review
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 […]
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Artemis 2013 – 91 Pts.
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 […]
Behind the Wine: Miljenko ‘Mike’ Grgich
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 […]
Charles Krug Winery Review
Peter Mondavi (moan-dah-vee), for much of his early life Peter Mondavi (mon-day-vee), died on February the 20th, 2016, in his home in St. Helena, California, just about two weeks prior […]
