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Dr. Hildegard Heymann, Probing Our Palates

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...
Carrie Boyle, a Multi-Talented Force on the Wine Scene

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

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

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...