Opening a Bottle

Part 5: An Epic Conclusion on the Edge of the Earth

Part 4: Did I say "Sonoma?" I Meant "Mendocino."

Part 3: More Cool-Climate Wines of the Sonoma Coast

Part 2: Is Russian River Pinot Noir as Californian as Pinot Gets?

Part 1: Going Vertical on Wildcat Mountain

A long overdue journey to get familiar with Sonoma.

Somewhere in the limbic system of my brain, there is always a wine myth that needs debunking. Like Colorado can’t make a decent red...

I’ve always found it harder to interpret a wine in a restaurant. Whether its because I am more focused on conversation or generally more rushed,...

Last week, news broke that Vietti, one of the most storied and revered winemaking houses of Piedmont (and rightly so), was purchased...

It is among the most ubiquitous wines in our country: Chardonnay, specifically from California. And more often than not, if you...

Drinking Old World wine is usually an exercise in discovering a place: the identity of a village, a rolling chain of hills,...

5 Bottles From a Recent Trip

On our recent trip to Oregon, my family and I arrived in the Willamette Valley on Father’s Day. The valley was...

Last week, I did a second tour in two years through the Willamette Valley of Oregon. While this was a family vacation...

Why I Can't Seem to Stop Drinking Scaia