2021 was Dancin’ Vineyards’ first full year of dry farming. They almost made it last year, but in the first week of September there was a heat spell and they ne...
A few weeks ago a friend asked me why is it called a wine flight? And in turn, I’ve asked many people “why is it called a wine flight,” and each has looked surp...
The indigo mountains of Southern Oregon deepen their violet hues in the fall, creating a dramatic backdrop for the shimmering mustard yellows, peppery reds and ...
Rudolph Steiner, an Austrian philosopher, first proposed biodynamics in 1924. Based on holistic and symbiotic practices, biodynamics took the early 20th century...
People all over the globe are sipping a liquid jewel of the wine world, because Aug. 18 is International Pinot Noir Day.
The pinot noir grape produces a heavily...
Back in the day — way back — quite possibly even before wine, which has been dated as long ago as 9,000 years, one of our ancestors might have kept some raw, st...
Crisp, lively, delicate, and aromatic are often used to describe what has become the quintessential Spanish white wine, Albariño.
In the Spanish province of Gal...
For those of you planning to travel into the reopening world, I’ve put together a list of field guides to winelands, near and far.
Getting ready, and for use in...
The Rogue Valley sits at 42.4401° N latitude. The Rioja region in Spain is at 42.2871° N. Ribera del Duero is slightly south at 41.7820° N.
What do these areas ...
If any of us admit to having enjoyed that sweet pink wine in our youth, it’s usually with a smile and a shake of the head. Unfortunately, that was often the fir...
Throughout the ages wine has been considered to hold healing qualities for a variety of ailments and diseases. Its use was so widespread and accepted that wine ...
Like many great ideas, Catalyst Wine Collective began with a few visionary winemakers having casual conversations, sharing wine and saying, “Man, wouldn’t it be...
Southern Oregon wineries, from the Umpqua Valley to the Rogue and Applegate valleys, came away with numerous awards from the 2021 San Francisco Chronicle Wine C...
Although the roots of malbec began in France, its luster began in Argentina and is now being further polished with grapes from the vineyards of Southern Oregon....
