Decanted podcast
I had the pleasure of doing a podcast with Dave and Sandi at Decanted along with Dr. Owen Bargreen of Washington Wine Blog. In the episode, Owen and I talk about how we got into wine, work/life balance, Read more...
An example of why smelling a wine cork matters
Recently I wrote about the importance of smelling the cork when opening a bottle of wine. The argument goes that it gives another opportunity to pick up cork taint – a contaminant, such as trichloroanisole (TCA), that Read more...
It’s time to drink more f#%king Merlot
The movie Sideways came out in 2004. Merlot has paid its penance. While Merlot has slipped from consumer consciousness over the past 15 years – though to be clear it remains among the most consumed Read more...
2019 – The Year in Washington Wine
The following is excerpted from the Winter 2019/2020 issue of Washington Tasting Room Magazine. Pét-Nat wines, a record breaking number of wineries, and increased white wine production in Walla Walla Valley are among the trends impacting Read more...
Should Typicity Be Important When Evaluating Wine?
I recently noted when I posted about how I taste wines for review at Wine Enthusiast that I take typicity into consideration. Typicity - in French, typicité - is a combination of varietal and, to some extent, Read more...
Bainbridge Vineyards leads the way in western Washington (December Wine Enthusiast Reviews)
Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for December 2019. Wines are listed alphabetically by winery. Read information on how I review wines here. Read about the Wine Enthusiast rating system here. Read about how to interpret my scores here. All of these Read more...
The Women Behind Some of Washington’s Best Grapevines
The following article appeared in Wine Enthusiast November 18, 2019 While women are underrepresented in the winemaking ranks in Washington, the country’s second-largest wine-producing state, the story is quite different when it comes to its Read more...
How I taste wines for review at Wine Enthusiast
As part of my blog redesign, I have added more information about how I taste and review wines at Wine Enthusiast. Please note that this does not represent any change in practices. Rather, it is a Read more...
Take the 2020 Washington Merlot Challenge
Okay folks, you asked for it. You got it! Following up on the 2019 Riesling Challenge, we will be doing another challenge in 2020 – Washington Merlot! The challenge is to drink at least one bottle Read more...
Blog redesign
Folks, I have redesigned my blog page. Please give it a look when you get a moment and let me know if you have any issues. Also, I will be posting in the following days Read more...
