Ever wonder how some of your favorite grapes make it from vine to winery? Here’s a little ditty from my recent jaunt to Paso Robles that show’s you just that. First, my Paso journalist traveling companions and I get a lesson in picking Grenache at the picturesque Viking Vineyard property courtesy of Adelaida’s surfer-turned-winemaker Terry…
Category: on the road
High And Dry: Making Sweet Vin Santo (Wine) Love In Chianti
So… remember that little bottle of Vin Santo that I lugged back from Castello di Volpaia (with a not-insignificant amount of help from the VinniBag) during my post-Summer vacation in Tuscany? Well, it remembers you. Ok, not really – that would be pretty spooky, wouldn’t it? Like that goldfish in the bowl that was tormenting…
Going Pro: Asia, By Way Of Paso Robles (Or “Am I a Hypocrite If I Accept A Chinese Wine Junket?”)
This week finds me in Paso Robles, courtesy of the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, presumably because you folks don’t get enough images of beautiful vineyard locations coupled with smarmy captions here on 1WineDude.com, so we need a trip to get you some more, you greedy little things! I’ll be taking part in what they…
Medieval Secrets: Ancient Walls, Modern Winemaking in Chianti’s Castello di Volpaia
When you’re dealing with the wine biz on a consistent basis, there’s one thing you get to see a whole lot of (besides wine, Styrofoam, and cardboard, I mean): Stainless steel tanks. Everybody who produces wine wants to show you their steel tanks. Wine people are obsessed with their steel tanks; they basically have total…