by Mike Dunne | Sep 19, 2023 | Blog
The second of eight installments on a series about women in wine in the Sacramento area, today focusing on Carrie Boyle, who wears many hats in her active life on the scene: Carrie Boyle, wine-event organizer, wine-brand representative, wine educator, wine writer,...
by Mike Dunne | Sep 18, 2023 | Blog
On the California wine scene, winemakers get the glory. Their name is often on the bottle. They preside over winemaker dinners. They give visitors tours of their wineries. And most are men. The state’s wine trade is more diverse than that, of course, including in the...
by Mike Dunne | Sep 14, 2023 | Blog
Every wine grape has its day. International Grenache Day is tomorrow. Such days are promotional gimmicks, meant to introduce a grape to a new audience or, better yet, to persuade more people to buy wine made with the grape. Grenache, also commonly known as Grenache...
by Mike Dunne | Aug 24, 2023 | Blog
Get this, a Syrah, not a Pinot Noir, is the Best of Show Red Wine for the 2023 Oregon Wine Competition, results of which were announced over the weekend. It is the Resistance Wine Company 2018 Rogue Valley Syrah ($35), a muscular, layered and persistent take on the...
by Mike Dunne | Jul 25, 2023 | Blog
Oregon is too big and varied for one style of wine to become most closely identified with the state. Yes, in Oregon’s northern reaches Pinot Noir is established as the flagship wine of Willamette Valley and its numerous sub-appellations. And in southern Oregon,...
