Construction Paper Sancerre

The concept of want is everywhere, the wine world no exception. We want the hottest, trendiest bottles; we want the cult brands, the status symbols—the wines that have been on the want list so long that we’ve lost the inherent spirit of what a luxury brand truly represents. A question was asked during our #WineStudio Sancerre Program regarding the percentage of Sancerre exports to China. For China, it’s still all about Bordeaux, Rhone, even Napa – the big cultish reds that claim large price tags and for which China’s fashionable … Read more →

#WineStudio: Nexgen in “Commuter” Wine Education

Every Monday evening, since its inception this past January, GUY and I have been “seen” online hosting our notorious Twitter program #WineStudio.  As with most online entities, GUY names the entire phenomenon “nebulous” at best. It’s part wine education, discussion, and peer conversation wrapped up into a one hour program each Monday evening, 6pm pst / 9pm pst all within the context of our motto: true wine culture. Back to the Beginning I met a guy online just before a wine bloggers conference that was held in Portland last August.  … Read more →

All Roads Lead to Stefano.

He and I have never met.  In fact, our schedules couldn’t support it and our only correspondence has been email, on the road, managed through our smart phones.  Sometimes however, the most simple of communiqué is all that’s needed. My business partner, Eric GUY and I run the Monday evening Twitter program #WineStudio. Along with Social Media personality Bill Eyer, the curriculum program runs 5 weeks continuously where we focus on a particular wine region, sometimes the same winemaker, usually off the beaten path, sometimes with quite the controversial wine … Read more →

People Don’t Hurt People, Oyster Shells Do

Fringe Burgundy is our 5 week focus on our weekly Monday Twitter program #WineStudio.  Last night was Chablis, and although it has a long history, Chablis is quite fringe, due in part to its unique characteristic:  it doesn’t taste like the Chardonnay we have grown accustomed to liking. As I was researching Chablis, I found a film about an Alexandrian Philosopher named Hypatia.  In fact I abandoned the research to watch the film and then to find more on this unknowingly powerful woman.  She became the product of her surroundings … Read more →