I’ve started your newest book “A Year of Wine&# and instantly took a liking to what you wrote in the introduction about how enjoying wine is as much about the context as it is about the wine itself. While the book’s not finished, the story combines several loves of mine: wine, food, travel, and politics. MORE >>

spend quite a bit of ink in my book talking about Clark and the word--a lovely four syllable one. And I actually dont know what Ruth said about Eric in her book. To try and ferret out the natural wine in the sea of industrial swill, for most people, it would be easier trying to find fly sh*t in pepper. Do check it out. Tell us! MORE >>

Does California Gets the Message?) February 01, 2008 Its unbelievable how they got away with it, but annual Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California went on without me. Well, yes, I suppose but I think the statement is about finding terrific wine and California has fallen down on the job. Witty. Sharp. MORE >>

At least thats the feeling you get after reading the book The Battle for Wine and Love by New York writer Alice Feiring, out next month. An industry answer to Fast Food Nation and Kitchen Confidential, the book paints a distressing picture of a world full of Frankenwines (my word, not Ms. Then theres the hardware. Welcome to Ms. MORE >>

and "California promotes wines that dont suck" Um.since when did fresh herbs become weird?! And millions of people think that California wines dont suck.but that certainly isnt an indication of greatness. Im just coming over from the Dark Side - having just finished your book - and I already wanna smack this guy with a tack hammer. MORE >>