Why Are Americans Fascinated with Import Wines?
There’s a very simple answer to this, and it took sitting with Delfim Costa of Enoforum Wines to have it explained to me. In other places around the world, the cost of labor and goods isn’t anywhere...
View ArticleTequila, Where Does That Name Come From? And Other Fun Tequila Facts
I’m now working with Tequila Semental, an ultra premium tequila brand from Mexico. This is a new learning curve for me, which is a fascinating ride. I’m definitely at the Tequila 101 level. I’m...
View ArticleWho Put Tequila in the Tequila?
As I’ve been studying tequila, I initially learned from one source that legal Tequila, as decreed by the Appellation de Origin Controllee” (AOC), also known as Denomination of Origin Tequila (DOT),...
View ArticleIt’s National Tequila Day! ¡Ole!
One of the joys in my life, for the past year, has been the introduction of tequila into my repertoire. Before working with Tequila Semental, I only knew about tequila as a spirit ingredient in my...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of Lovely Wine Country ~ Is there any excuse for this?
[Image is from PBS.org.] This story was pulled for a bit today, because I was trying to get to the bottom of a “he said, she said,” and I now have. The owner gave me a conflicting story, and it doesn’t...
View ArticleMission Grape Has Played a Major Role in California Wine Viticultural History
The following was a final project that I wrote for my Enology class taught by Pat Henderson, winemaker for Valley of the Moon. After my presentation, which included a tasting of a light but flavorful...
View ArticleMission grape’s role in California wine viticultural history
The following was a final project that I wrote for my Enology class taught by Pat Henderson, winemaker for Valley of the Moon, about the Mission Grape’s role in California Wine Viticultural history....
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