Category: Music
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Craig Camp: Succeeding at Making Great Wine
Craig Camp knows wine from every angle. He has been a wine and food writer, president of Direct Import Wine Company, studied wine production in Italy for three years in Barolo and Barbaresco, and president of Ann Amie Vineyards in Oregon and Cornerstone Cellars in Napa Valley. Today Craig resides in Southern Oregon as General…
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Equavinity: A Sonoma Collaboration
Collaboration: The action of working with someone to produce or create something. The world has known many famous collaborations. Take modern music for example. There would be no jazz music without collaboration. Can you imagine rock and roll without Lennon and McCartney, Simon and Garfunkel, and Jagger and Richards? Sometimes the unexpected collaborations lead to…
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Moro Family Wineries: Allowing the Terroir to Speak
Ribera del Duero DO in northern Spain is smoking hot right now. In 2012 Wine Enthusiast Magazine awarded it the coveted Wine Region of the Year. Decanter declared “there is no better time for discovering Ribera del Duero.” And Wine Spectator claimed, “many of the Ribera del Duero wines that have entered the market are…
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Peeking Into the Secret World of Savoie Wines
Savoie, France is best known for fantastic skiing and breathtaking views. Boarded on the east by Switzerland and Italy, Savoie is home to the French Alps and its most notable mountain, Mont Blanc. It is home to ski chalets, cheese, and local wines. Until recently the wines of Savoie have lacked international recognition; however, the…
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
Are wine bloggers journalists? This is a heavily debated question that does not afford an easy answer. Probably a more apt question is whether or not wine bloggers are influencers? A much easier question to answer, with wine industry professionals from wineries to wine retailers recognizing the influence of the blogging community. In fact, to…
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Les Dauphins Côtes du Rhône
The Roaring 20’s was a time of social, artistic, and cultural dynamism. The US, Canada, and Western Europe were on an economic high. WWI had ended and hyper-nationalism swept the west. France referred to this period as “années folles” or crazy years. Jazz music had awakened a festive atmosphere, igniting the joys of flapper dancing…
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Journeying into a Glass of the Unknown
The world is filled with wine. According to the 2013 Winefolly article “Top Wine Regions of the World,” France, Italy, and Spain are the top producing wine countries, with the US coming in 4th. However, the big three produce only half the wine of the world. That means there is a lot more wine out…
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Left Coast Cellars
It was a cold mid-December weeknight and getting to be dinner preparation time. A busy week overflowed from one day to the next with little time to think about a weeknight meals. It is these times I turn to my massive stack of recipes I have accumulated over the years and look for something quick…
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Brothers in #Wine Express the Beauty of Côtes du Roussillon
One year ago I shared how I longed to sit in a café in the South of France enjoying French wine with a delicious meal. Happily, this past September I had the blessing of achieving this dream in Provence on the French Riviera. As 2017 begins, I still long to embrace this experience in the…
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6 California Wines Perfect for Your Holiday Table
The holiday rush is on. Hanukkah begins tomorrow. Christmas is just two days away. Have you bought all your gifts? Batteries? Wrapping paper? It’s time to turn your focus to the big holiday meal. Have you planned the meal? Bought the needed ingredients? What about the wine? What? You forgot the wine? Don’t worry, I…
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