There are benefits to being the oldest Port house. And Kopke winemaker Carla Tiago seems (as per a recent virtual tasting of Kopke’s not-so-recent wines) to revel in at least one of them. Kopke was founded in 1638, and so is technically the oldest Port wine company (pretty much before Port as the regulation-heavy entity…
Month: May 2023
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for May 8, 2023
Washington Wine is NOW
Good morning, campers! While I am en route to Sicily (again!) for a mix of business and pleasure, here’s a quick-hit to let you know that my latest piece for Napa Valley Wine Academy is now live: The Rising Impact of Washington State’s Wine Scene. In this article, I make a brief (but researched!) argument…
May the 4th Be With You (Tasting Skywalker’s 1st in SF, Among Other Things)
The Force was, indeed, with us when we set out for San Francisco earlier this year, in part to break bread with two of my favorite wine industry pros: the talented, elegant, and award-winning Tonya Pitts of SF’s venerable One Market restaurant; and my partner in crime business, the irrepressible and dutiful wine scribe Jonathan…