One of the few gay-owned wineries in the San Francisco area, VOON takes its name from the nickname of founding partner Evan Anderson. He brings imagination and cultural references to the table by taking visual advantage of VOON’s double O’s....
Tasting the refined wines of Sicily today, you’d never guess that until recently, a significant amount of the grapes grown on this Italian island ended up as bulk wines, sometimes secretly blended into the wines of other European countries. In...
Visiting Peter Vinding-Diers’ Winery in Sicily I have no idea how one of the great winemakers of the world found his way to this little hilltop farm in the middle of nowhere, Sicily. Seriously, if I hadn’t been in...
On route to Cavalchina winery in Northeast Italy, the backroads suddenly looked familiar. I realized that several years ago, I passed near the small town of Sommacampagna, Cavalchina’s home base, on my way from Parma to the Lake Garda area...
On my first trip to Santa Barbara County a decade ago, I met a young winemaker who was memorable for his South African joie de vivre, his good wines, and love of surfing in the nearby Pacific Ocean. Not surprisingly,...
The growing interest in low and non-alcoholic (NA) beverage alternatives represents a significant shift in consumer preferences, driven by various factors such as price sensitivities, lifestyle choices or other. This trend is particularly noticeable among younger consumers who are drinking...
This simple act of respect brings us closer to understanding First Nations and Indigenous citizens British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada, is a place of beauty, wilderness, vast lands, mountain ranges, and commerce. Stunning vistas are everywhere, the Pacific...
Passover is my favorite Jewish holiday because it is celebrated at home, and the tradition is to drink four glasses of wine. As the biblical story of Exodus is recounted before the Passover meal on the first night of the...