by Mike Dunne | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog
Livestock exhibits, bull riding, barbecue and concerts are longtime staples of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Over the past two decades, wine also has carved out a significant role for itself at the exposition, with about 80,000 bottles opened in the...
by Mike Dunne | Nov 26, 2023 | Blog
(Santa Rosa wine writer Dan Berger, who has tracked the evolution of the California wine scene as long as anyone still writing today, wrote this affectionate tribute to Dorothy Tchelistcheff shortly after she died on Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. Tchelistcheff was a...
by Mike Dunne | Nov 16, 2023 | Blog
Highlights from recent wine-related explorations: Lodi’s Bokisch Vineyards, celebrated for its frank and alluring wines based on grape varieties traditionally associated with Spain, has turned to a grape more closely associated with the South of France for its newest...
by Mike Dunne | Oct 12, 2023 | Blog
With more whimsey than strategy, two professional women from San Francisco buy a rickety 13-acre farm at Fiddletown in Amador County. They haven’t much experience at digging soil, but the farm includes a scattering of pomegranate, apricot, walnut, olive, peach and...
by Mike Dunne | Oct 9, 2023 | Blog
Sacramento native Adam Saake is a member in good standing of a seemingly shrinking community of California winemakers – people so smitten with the wine trade that they join it in hopes of making a statement and a living solely by their vision and grit. They don’t come...
by Mike Dunne | Oct 5, 2023 | Blog
Nine takeaways from last week’s Sonoma Harvest Fair commercial wine competition in Santa Rosa: The competition drew 964 entries from 126 brands, up slightly from last year. All entries must be made with grapes grown in Sonoma County. A glance at entries by varietal...
