Wines of Creation
In South African Wine on 21 Sep 2016
Last week I had the immense pleasure of joining the Blue Crane Imports gang for dinner with Jean-Claude Martin, winemaker at Creation Wines in Walker Bay. Read the full article.
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Wine Magic, With a Side of Thin Mints
In Wine on 23 Feb 2016
I recently got to join the fun folks at Mad Art Cast, the podcast of Mad Art Lab on the Skepchick Network, to discuss the science (and lack thereof) behind biodynamic wine. We got into a great discussion about wine romanticism, mysticism, and spirituality, and the relationship between wine and artists. Have a listen here! Read the full article.
We're Just Technicians
In South African Wine on 12 Nov 2015
The first time I tried a Catherine Marshall wine I was at Aubergine Restaurant in Cape Town during my mom’s visit to SA. It was so different from anything I’d tasted in South Africa––clearly pinot noir, and yet so different from any pinot I’d ever had. Such delicate acidity, mineral undercurrents, with a truly South African dark-berries fruit profile. I still remember it. Read the full article.
Wine Like Home
In Wine on 20 Oct 2015
I get to taste a lot of wine in my new job. That’s sort of the point––it’s why I wanted this particular gig, to have the kind of palate that you only get from constant tasting of wines from all over the world––and it’s what I have to do to be worth a damn at it. Sometimes, in addition to finding good wines for our customers, I find a good wine for me. This is one of those. Read the full article.
Napa Highlights
In Wine on 13 Oct 2015
Last weekend I packed as much Napa into four days as is humanly possible. My dear friend Sara had called me up a few months back to see if I wanted to join her family on a trip to the Bay Area, which would include wine tasting and a trip to French Laundry. They’d need a wine person in tow, and Sara wanted a running buddy. Read the full article.