"Customers often return natural wines that are overly 'natty' —that is, funky—not realizing that’s simply the style of the wine and not a flaw at all in its producer’s eyes" "Natty," huh? Now I have a new way to order wine: "Not overly natty, please." msn.com/en-us/travel/tips/so…

When you find out that you’re traveling on an intl press trip with a journalist who has a reputation for being extremely difficult to travel with and who regularly hijacks group conversations as if they’re conducting a one on one interview. I’ll report back. 🤦🏻‍♀️

WineReviewOnline.com Featured Wine Review: William Cole Vineyards “Ten - Chapter Two” Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California @RichCookOnWine 98 Points "exceptional depth and structure ... a wine for enjoying now or hanging on to for a few year"

Porch is open for summer drinks

Terrible label but brilliant wine: how do you feel about this?

Just wanted to share the news I'm now a Writer at Large for @WineEnthusiast and will be reviewing wines from Beaujolais & the Loire Valley. Very excited for this adventure! buff.ly/3TSvAAh #Loire #Beaujolais buff.ly/3KegyS9

Currently at a wine tasting, fuming at how the young women in groups of tasters look sidelined by their male colleagues and suspecting they are the best tasters of the group anyway #utterlyunsubstantiatedsentiment

Harvest is in full swing in California, but wineries can't get their barrels! sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar…

I had to try it sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar…

This was a heartwarming story to write :) sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar…