Is there a wine enthusiast who doesn’t love to discover something new– a new wine, a new varietal, or a new region?  The answer is no, as a wine…

  This article was originally written in 2014 and has been updated twice.  UPDATED: October 2, 2020 Please read this message from Castello di Amorosa owner, Dario Sattui, then, order…

One of the things I miss most about travel is the chance encounters with strangers. Often it is just a temporary connection; perhaps a shared table at a crowded restaurant,…

Perhaps because I can not travel to Italy right now, (I was scheduled to travel to Venice in April)  all things Italian feel very precious to me.  I revel in…

The Yamhill-Carlton AVA (American Viticulture Area), is located in Northwest Willamette Valley. Protected by the Coast Range Mountains which provide a rain shadow on the region protecting it from extreme…

“Organic and biodynamic are the way to go, especially for small farmers,” says Daniel Warnshuis, owner at Utopia Vineyards in Willamette Valley, Oregon. What makes Willamette Valley unique, aside from…

Alsace, France is a region known for gastronomy (Alsace has more Michelin-star restaurants than any other region in France), and the excellent food-friendly wines produced there. Though the focus is…

  Was sparkling wine first produced in Limoux or Champagne? There is written evidence dating back to the 1500s that the monks of Saint-Hilaire Abbey near Limoux first discovered how…