What’s going on with the weather,is this a part of the curse known as “Global Warming”? Whatever it is I don’t like it. First, the season started with unusually cooler weather with occasional rains which are very rare in May in this region. And now we have the longest...
Recently I participated in a panel with six other winemakers to discuss our views on the different styles of wine. One of the winemakers in the panel, representing a well-known, high-end winery, specializing in producing Zinfandels stated that their style of wine is...
In my mind the aging of wine is definitely a culture. Just think about it. Is it so obvious that a wine will improve with aging? Quite the contrary. If you consider wine to be a food, like you should, the quality of all foods, without exception, will decline with...
I have some great plans for 2020. I am putting together a workshop to teach you how to make blends. But first listen to this: The tradition of making blends from different wine varieties, practiced mainly in the old-world wine regions, dates back to at...
Before I started the Gallery Collection Club in 2003, I looked around to see what other wineries were doing. I was surprised to find out that all they were doing was packaging 2 – 6 bottles of their regular wines that they were selling in their tasting room every day...
Have you ever run across the term “noble grapes” and wondered what it means? I have, many times. And to be truthful I wasn’t so sure what it really meant until I investigated. I did not expect to find out that “noble grapes” is a term used to describe the grape...
I analyzed this subject very carefully and arrived at the conclusion that there are three kinds of wine snobs: The Regular Wine Snob, the Fake Wine Snob and the Wannabe Wine Snob. In this article I will describe each one of them at length.The Regular Wine Snob...
I am very excited to introduce a new wine called “2+2=1.” This is serious, I am not joking. It’s the kind of math that only Einstein can understand. I created this wine in collaboration with JOLO, a very fine winery from North Carolina, recently nominated as one...
While I already covered the subject of Terroir in my January 2018 Winemaker’s Corner, I decided to revisit this topic since I feel that I left this article somewhat unfinished. If you are interested in reading my first article, please visit my blog, which you...
It’s quite common among wine drinkers to believe that “Old Vines Make Better Wines,” since this statement has been traditionally supported by many influential wine magazines and reviewers. In my opinion, this is not a question that can be answered with a “yes”...
