Writer Photographer: Fitipreta in Evora
I'm a writer Photographer, and have decided to take you along on a 10-day trip. I left from Sonoma County and flew to Evora, Portugal. My story will be in succession of each place visited. The Name of Each winery will be highlighted. I'll talk about the wines, but not...
New Wine Marketing World With Gino Colangelo, Part II
If I wanted to get into wine and lived in New York City - Bam! I'd be on his doorstep until I got the job. If I've learned anything in my communications with Gino Colangelo, it's how down to earth and levelheaded he is. It's rare to find a person like Gino. I managed...
Landing The Boss Gino Colangelo, Was An Oh Yeah!
When You Land The Boss It had to happen... Landing the boss Gino Colangelo was an Oh Yeah! It was quietly lovely to have him tell me that he was aware of who I was (never occurred to me). I don't know my outreach, but I do know it was a small moment with a big weight...
WINE: Uruguay History Began With Indigenous People
SAMPLE: As I wrote this, I was sipping Bodega Bouza's Uruguay Tannat 2020 ~ Use this link to jump to thoughts below. Montevideo A Strategic Port Like so many other places, Uruguay's history began with Indigenous people and Spanish colonization. European settlement...
Not WALL-E Unless We Allow It, Said She
This is a “How wine companies can reduce their carbon footprint when using the internet” story. It's a passion of mine to find ways to save the earth. Actually, in July of 1995, I wrote an unusual story for the time. It wasn't about "Cabs," it was about "Cats." I...
Wine Kept Its Promise. Plastic Didn’t
The State of Existence Wine Kept Its Promise. Plastic Didn't. Eight Thousand years of glass has been ignored. The bottle wine has never been betrayed. Three Rows Ahead ~ My Environmental Hero He was three rows ahead of me, seat C, reading for the entire flight. Not...
Honest Generosity Captures Hearts And Souls
I've been talking about PR now as a focus, and I'm sharing with you there is really nothing better than philanthropy. In a time when everyone not connected to the stock market, seems to be suffering. Land owners are selling of land, and letting people go. Honest...
Growth Of Any Movement Creates Amazing History
Petite Sirah's Giant Leap Began in 2002. It all started with a Petite Sirah Symposium, in 2002. Louis Foppiano, of Foppiano Vineyards, asked me to create a Petite Sirah "Symposium." He envisioned about five or six people sitting around his wine lab table, he...
Do You Really Think Wine’s 8,000 Year History Is Evaporating?
Part 1: Why ~ Do you really think wine's 8,000 year old history is evaporating? C'mon. Wine's history is long and winding, and it's had its ups and downs and back again. We're all in another segment, and we just need to continue being imaginative. I've lived long...