In a Cloud of Smoke
These precious last days of summer - so often filled with decadently final swimming hole plunges - have this year been shrouded in a...
Gamay in the City
I arrived to pour at this incredible event with a bundle of lilacs and a heart full of enthusiasm. I left with gratitude and respect for...
The Great Gamay Sabbatical
I can't explain why it has taken me so long to put words on paper about my trip to Beaujolais. Even worse, why I can't move on to write...
Vine Tending in Beaujolais
This is Jean-Claude. I met him on a recent trip to Beaujolais where I traveled to seek out the great Gamay producers of France (more on...
Poetry
Wine, like poetry, is arguably an unnecessary part of life. Yet, fermentation is one of the most ancient arts known to humankind.
In Lieu of Champagne on the Side of the Ship
If there is one thing winemaking tries to teach me, it is patience. I began this project in 2014 with the help and encouragement of...
