Learning the Winds and Changeable Ways
But plough not an unknown plain: First you must learn the winds and changeable ways of its weather.
Philiā
When I first began The Color Collector, I could not have imagined that it would involve moving into an off-grid tiny house on a remote piece
Terra Incognita
I have been thinking a lot about trust when it comes to winemaking. Even in light of everything we've learned since 1857 when Louis...
The Deep Dive
Sometimes, when you stand on life's high dive long enough, something comes along that pushes you right into the deep end. No matter the...
Vintage Romance
Before Oregon and winemaking school, I retailed fine wine at a small shop in Jackson, WY. Here was born the dream that emboldened me to...
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...
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...
Poetry
Wine, like poetry, is arguably an unnecessary part of life. Yet, fermentation is one of the most ancient arts known to humankind.