1965 was a big year for equality in America. In a young civil rights movement, the important Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed. In a millennia old wine industry, the very first woman would receive an enology degree from University of California, Davis. Several years would still pass before woman #3 would receive her degree ...
I am feeling zen-like relaxation. And yet, I’m alertly observing a major operation, filled with skilled tireless professionals, conducting research, innovations, progress. How’s this possible? Lynmar Estate makes it so. Leading up to my Washington-Oregon-California tasting trip, everybody who seemed to be in the know uttered the name Lynmar. Expectations were high as we drove ...
Uh oh. We’d sold out. It was two hours into our big pre-sell tasting of Copain Wines at Vintology Wine & Spirits back in April, and the popular and delicious “Tous Ensemble” Pinot Noir was done. And our customers wanted more. My curiosity was piqued… I just had to visit Copain. A few months later, ...
Congratulations American wine region, you made it! You’ve graduated from an emerging wine region and you now enjoy commercial success, sales in national and international markets, and the respect you deserve. How did you do it? By mastering Vitis vinifera. In the American wine industry, vinifera is the new black. One might take this for ...
From MD to BU… that is the path of Kerith Overstreet, owner winemaker of Bruliam Wines. All delicious bottles from this California producer displays the Bruliam Wines logo, a riff on the Periodic Table of Elements. The center of the logo bears “Bu”, an amalgam of Kerith’s three children, and a nod to her past ...
We’re previewing the wines and winemakers for the upcoming Go-Getter Girls & Grapes on May 17th! Go-Getter Girls & Grapes is a women’s professional networking and wine tasting evening, featuring global wines made by female winemakers and owners. Tickets are $15 and are still available at http://www.vintology.com/events.html. Missed Preview #1 and #2? Catch up on Preview ...
As the weather begins to warm up, many of us put down our bottles of red, and reach for a crisp refreshing rose. Few wines seem to capture the fun happiness of summer the way rose does. As many of you will be drinking rose in the coming months, I figured some of you might ...
I’ve been hitting the ground running lately. And by ground, I mean the dirt ground of some of New York’s finest vineyards. I’m preparing to teach an upcoming webinar on the New York wine industry for the Society of Wine Educators on May 14th. The webinar, titled I’m in a New York State of Wine, ...
We’re continue to preview the wines for the upcoming Go-Getter Girls & Grapes on May 17th! Go-Getter Girls & Grapes is a women’s professional networking and wine tasting evening, featuring global wines made by female winemakers and owners. Tickets are $15 and are still available at http://www.elizabethmillerwine.com/gogettergirlsgrapes. Missed Wine #1? Catch up on Preview #1: ...
I’ve been hitting the ground running lately. And by ground, I mean the dirt ground of some of New York’s finest vineyards. I’m preparing to teach an upcoming webinar on the New York wine industry for the Society of Wine Educators on May 14th. The webinar, titled I’m in a New York State of Wine, ...
