In late July, 275 wine bloggers, PR reps, winery principals and others in the wine industry converged on Santa Rosa, California, for a three-day Wine Bloggers Conference. The night before, however, more than a dozen bloggers from origins as far-flung-read more-
OK, so the snails were not the best I’ve ever consumed; those savoured in South Africa a few months prior were vastly better. Perhaps though it was the choice of wine--a Pinot Gris; its rich smokiness didn't really work with-read more-
Zinfandel is a bit of a delayed mystery. In the 20th century, Zin developed an identity as California's flag-waving grape variety. When scientists got involved in the 1990s and concluded that Zinfandel might not be such a native son after-read more-
Sometimes the early bird really does catch the worm--or in this case, a $10,000-a-month job as the world's first "Wine Country Lifestyle Correspondent." Hardy Wallace, from Atlanta, Georgia, flew to San Francisco to be first in line when the now-famous-read more-
Sometimes the early bird really does catch the worm--or in this case, a $10,000-a-month job as the world's first "Wine Country Lifestyle Correspondent." Hardy Wallace, from Atlanta, Georgia, flew to San Francisco to be first in line when the now-famous-read more-