This photo is a representation of what 2022 has in store for me. I shot this in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. It is Pinot Noir vines...

In 1999, I worked in Minneapolis at a Brasserie. I learned several things about France, and French culture. Three have stayed with me for...

Pinot Blanc, called Pinot Bianco in Italy, is the third mutation of Pinot Noir that I have wrote about for this site, there are more......

Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris is a rusty pink colored grape, a mutated clone of Pinot Noir, and most often makes a white wine. I will...

Pinot Noir is the black grape of Burgundy France, it is produced all over the world and is the principle component in Champagne...

My friend asked me the other day about Lagrein. She had never heard of the varietal before, and was ordering a selection of various wines...

When I mention Chardonnay, I can see many people grimace, with thoughts of bobbing for peaches in a barrel of drawn butter. Chardonnay...

Willamette Valley is located on the west side of Oregon. Sandwiched between the Coast Range and Cascade Range Willamette tends to be a...