I’ll find out at the 2018 Wine Bloggers Conference… Is anyone else super shocked that we’re already halfway through September!? Its’s hard to believe that in a few weeks I will be returning to Eastern Washington for the annual Wine Bloggers Conference. The Wine Bloggers Conference was founded in 2008 as one of the first… Continue reading
This is tough to envision, but imagine if you can: the plight of the thousands of families and farmers, and the outright devastation that occurred when Phyloxerra hit Europe in the late 1860s. The tiny aphid hitchhiked from North America to eat grapevine roots, and in the mid- to late-1800s, the root-attacking louse came close… Continue reading
I have jokingly told those close to me that this #winelover is seeking to ‘cross the crushpad’* I am not leaving wine, but rather now that I have spent 20 years in wine, I want to explore what else is out there in the world of beverage alcohol and lifestyle libations. I recently attended the liquor… Continue reading
The North America Wine Bloggers Conference, produced by Zephyr Adventures, runs from November 9-12, 2017, in Santa Rosa California. I’ve never really done Sonoma Wine Country in any depth, beyond a visit to the amazing Jordan Vineyard and Winery, so I’m looking forward to the annual conference in the heart of the region. This is… Continue reading