Down the Rabbit hole of Biodynamic and Regenerative Viticulture This is where the entire episode is the Rabbit hole. We find that the wines we like the most, the vineyards that produce wines with complexity and energy, generally come from...
International Grenache Day 2022 It’s Grenache Day and, though I have a habit of only realizing it is a grape holiday just before, or sometimes just after dinner, today I got the message early! Now don’t think that I don’t...
Early in my wine writing, I was lucky to be exposed to several biodynamic vineyards. So my understanding of sustainability skipped over other sustainability certifications like SIP certified or Lodi Rules. I was aware of these certifications but not familiar...
Episode 4 of Discovering Wine Country On this episode of Discovering Wine Country, we head to the high desert of Washington’s Yakima Valley. We will discover the five nested AVAs of the Yakima Valley AVA and visit some vineyards, including...
You should always drink Vermentino in the sunlight. I know you can drink it at night, it will still be delicious, but Vermentino, more in my opinion than other white wines, tastes much better in sunlight. The afternoon sun was...
Tempting Spoonfuls I love writing and creating. I’ve been writing about wine country, telling the stories of winemakers, creating pairings, and shooting photos for over 10 years now. After writing and creating for Crushed Grape Chronicles for so long, I...
Regeneration – Exploring Regenerative Viticulture Earlier this year, a friend pointed out the 2022 Wine Writing Competition on JancisRobinson.com. I’m passionate about this subject, so I went to investigate. They were looking for stories of Regeneration, but more than just...
I love bubbles. I may have started an article with these exact words before. Unsurprising, ‘cause I still love bubbles! So when Deanna of Wineivore suggested Australian Sparkling, fortified, or Tasmania Wines, I doubled down with Tasmanian Bubbles! The #WorldWineTravel...
In this episode of Discovering Wine Country, we take you to the California Coast and Santa Barbara. While the beach and the city are beautiful, we will take you beyond to the wine county that sits a little further inland....
Languedoc was long thought of as a region that created bulk wines. These wines were inexpensive quaffers. Grapes were grown for quantity. Then some winemakers decided to invest their energy in better wines, being in touch with the soils and...
This month the crew at #WinePW (That’s Wine Pairing Weekend) is taking you back to school with a little Wine Education. Each of our writers will pick a subject on wine and put together a fun educational piece to expand...
Rolling sun drenched hills and hauntingly beautiful views that seem to go on forever. That is much of Alentejo. Spring landscape in Alentejo Portugal Adobe Stock By StockPhotosArt Alentejo Alentejo is the largest province in Portugal, covering 1/3 of the...
Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines
