Follow Along
BY MIKE DUNNE
Dr. Hildegard Heymann, Probing Our Palates
Dr. Hildegard Heymann of the University of California, Davis, is the fifth of eight principals in this series about women in wine in the Sacramento area. Hildegard Heymann, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor (Enologist), Department of Viticulture and...
Lane Giguiere, Striking Paydirt In Yolo’s Dunnigan Hills
The fourth of eight interviews with women contributing to wine in the Sacramento region, today featuring Lane Giguiere, who with her husband John and brother-in-law Karl remain grounded in the rolling Dunnigan Hills of Yolo County. Lane Giguiere, Owner,...
Mackenzie Cecchi, Native Sacramentan, At Home in the Foothills
Mackenzie Cecchi is the third person to be featured in this continuing series of introductions to women in wine in the Sacramento area. Mackenzie Cecchi, general manager/partner, Casino Mine Ranch, Shenandoah Valley, Amador County When native Sacramentan...
Carrie Boyle, a Multi-Talented Force on the Wine Scene
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,...
Tracey Berkner, On the Floor And In the Classroom
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...
No Longer an Outlier, Grenache Gets Its Day
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...