Every year for the past six years, I have tried to go to the Society of Wine Educators conference. I go for a number of reasons: to see old friends, meet new contacts, take great seminars, travel to the regions around where the conference is held and learn more about Californian wines. Many of the... Continue Reading →
Sunday Sipping: New World Wines – The Napa Valley
"The Napa Valley, Then and Now: The Evoltion of Grapegrowing and Winemaking" was the title of a seminar I took this past summer at the Society of Wine Educators Conference in Orlando, Florida with Barry Wiss. With the cold weather outside, I am channeling summer and warmth and so Napa came to mind. The seminar... Continue Reading →
New World Wines: Cabernet Sauvignon From Jordan – Sonoma County
Everyone seems to be talking about California wines these days and as I prepare for the upcoming Society of Wine Conference meeting later this July, I am looking through my notes from previous seminars and have noticed how many classes I have taken on California wines as part of my conference experience. Last year I... Continue Reading →