The Daily Sip™: Featured Winemakers 
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Wine In The Pursuit Of True Enjoyment
- Mar 28, 2012
Being greedy isn’t necessarily something your mom would advocate, but she also...
It's Not Malarkey, The Irish Like Wine Too
- Mar 16, 2012
Irish wine you say? That must be Guinness. But in fact there are wineries on the Emerald...
Year Of The Sparkling Dragon
- Mar 6, 2012
When Bill and Hilary Clinton honored Chinese president Jiang Zemin at a White House State...
When He’s Not Making Out With Girls, He’s Making Wine
- Jan 30, 2012
A brute for punishment, winemaker Ben Flajnik shook off the stinging rejection he received on...
Great at Hockey, Great at Fine Wine
- Jan 20, 2012
You might remember Candace Cameron Bure for the laughs she generated on “Full House" as...
Wine--The Lurton Family Biz
- Dec 1, 2011
Talk about the family business. The Lurton family of France defines the concept of a...
Eat, Drink, And Give Charitably
- Nov 18, 2011
From donations to auctions, wines and charities go hand-in-hand. But what if your deductible...
Wines Marked by Independence
- Oct 21, 2011
Have you ever seen this logo on French wines? Chances are it was there, but you didn’t...
Take This Bottle For A Spin
- Jun 20, 2011
Wineries are known for contributing small portions of sales to good causes, particularly...
Jess Jackson, Remembered
- May 6, 2011
Two weeks ago the wine world lost Jess Jackson, 81. In his three decades in the wine business...
Hollywood And Vine
- Jan 6, 2011
If you've spent your career in Hollywood producing TV shows, what do you do for a second act?...
A French Visionary
- Oct 28, 2010
A French Visionary Jean-Charles Boisset discusses the benefits of putting the planet first....
Randall Grahm On Harvest
- Oct 5, 2010
Randall Grahm On Harvest The cult-wine icon talks about the season's trials, tribulations,...
Queen Of Pinot
- Aug 16, 2010
Queen Of Pinot We chat with wine legend Véronique Drouhin-Boss. Ever debated which...
Aromas Of Hipster...
- Aug 10, 2010
Aromas Of Hipster...
Brooklyn's new custom-crush winery opens its doors.
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The Second Man Behind Montes
- Aug 5, 2010
The Second Man Behind Montes Aurelio Del Campo talks about making great wine. There's such a...
Myth Buster: Dom Pérignon and Champagne
- Aug 4, 2010
Myth Buster: Dom Pérignon and Champagne
Go figure, the English helped invent something...
Cork This! Botox That.
- Jul 27, 2010
Cork This! Botox That. Two Texas ladies make wine and have a good time. One evening as...
Unleashing the Beast
- Jun 11, 2010
Unleashing the Beast A winemaking career formed from a love of lions. Monday, we let you know...
What's Your 20?
- May 28, 2010
What's Your 20?
Learn about a wine's origins right at the barstool.
It's...
Jaime Araujo, Terravina
- May 17, 2010
Behind Every Great Wine...
There may be a smart, passionate woman.
Imagine...
Try This Wine at Home--If You Dare
- May 10, 2010
Yellow Fail.
The scariest blind tasting ever?
Which is more frightening:...
A Great New Wine Book
- May 7, 2010
A Great New Wine Book
American winemaking as you never knew it.
Imagine if we...
Spain's Unsung Aperitif
- May 3, 2010
Give Sherry a Shot This Summer
The fortified wine is tasty and easy to drink.
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Champagne's Enjoyed a Woman's Touch
- Apr 26, 2010
Women have always been important in the champagne industry and not just as consumers.
Thomas Jefferson's Pursuit of Wine
- Apr 12, 2010
Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Wine
Thomas Jefferson: A true wine aficionado
Outsmarting Wine All the Time
- Apr 5, 2010
Mark Oldman knows how to outsmart wine.
Best-selling author, television judge, and...
Amulet of Kroog
- Apr 1, 2010
Spencer Cook, a 14 year old boy from Santa Rosa, CA, is being hailed as the youngest winemaker to...
Sip Like an Emperor
- Mar 29, 2010
Wine, rather than his height complex, may have been a more likely fuel for Napoleon Bonaparte’s...
Rally Cap Stemware
- Mar 25, 2010
As spring training continues and the beginning of the baseball season rapidly approaches, it’s...
Malbec Mind Games
- Mar 23, 2010
If we say “Malbec,” odds are you immediately think “Argentina”…and shortly thereafter,...
Inalienable Wine Rights
- Mar 22, 2010
Laely Heron, owner and winemaker of Heron Wines , is a true citizen of the world. She literally...
The San Francisco Food and Wine Bible
- Mar 15, 2010
Marcia Gagliardi is San Francisco’s Tablehopper. This woman gets down all over town checking...
A Labor of Love
- Mar 8, 2010
It all started with a grape in 1972. Tony Truchard was an Army doctor who had just received...
Washin On, Washin On, Broken Glass
- Mar 5, 2010
Stems just weren’t designed to be loaded in the dish washer and we don't see that changing any...
Vino the Kid
- Mar 1, 2010
Sam Meddis may not have lived during the time of Billy the Kid, but today, in addition to serving...
A Wine Cyberstar
- Feb 22, 2010
In 2004, Alder Yarrow typed the words “wine blog” into Google. Amazingly, that Google search...
Wine at The White House
- Feb 15, 2010
This President’s Day, we figured it most apropos to honor the wines poured at President...
Wine Cyberstar
- Feb 15, 2010
In 2004, Alder Yarrow typed the words “wine blog” into Google. Almost unfathomably, at that...
Dr. Vino Has the Cure
- Feb 1, 2010
Information on wine is scattered around the Internet, and sometimes it’s hard to know whom you...
What's Poppin' in New Zealand
- Jan 25, 2010
Martinborough, New Zealand sits at the southern tip of the country’s North Island. There, Poppy...
From Chile to Red Hot
- Jan 18, 2010
There are those who spend their lives trying to build a single wine that is lauded and respected...
The Lost Weekend
- Jan 11, 2010
Literally born in the vineyard next to his family’s Chardonnay vines (we’d like to hear more...
Projectile Corks
- Dec 29, 2009
Rather than the celebratory quaff it is now, Champagne started out as a problem.
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Wine to Water
- Dec 21, 2009
Many of us have experiences in life that make a profound impact, changing the entire trajectory...
The General at Patton
- Dec 14, 2009
September in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, February in New Zealand’s Marlborough, August back...
Men Who Sip With Goats
- Dec 7, 2009
Sure, I’ll quit my job, move to the South of France, study under an up-and-coming winemaker,...
A Lesson In Icewine
- Dec 2, 2009
Snowball fights, skiing, and maple syrup represent the upside of cold Canadian winters. Another...
Coming to America
- Nov 30, 2009
When Giuseppe (“Joe”) and Lucia Battaglini arrived in the United States in the late 1950’s,...
Food For Thought
- Nov 23, 2009
You may have seen Aida Mollenkamp sharing her tips and advice on cooking on the Food Network. As...
Cameron Craze
- Nov 16, 2009
Cameron Hughes has built a massive following of wine fans who seek quality wines at value prices....
From Cognac to the World
- Nov 9, 2009
It is difficult to find two gentlemen with as much style and good taste as Xavier Flouret and...
Great Expectations
- Nov 2, 2009
As the great-granddaughter of Alexandre Marnier Lapostolle, founder of Grand Marnier, we must...
The Prisoner At Large
- Oct 26, 2009
Only in his mid-30’s, David Phinny has already achieved more than many winemakers hope to...
Nice Day For A White Tasting
- Oct 19, 2009
Todd White likes to make things happen. When you meet him, it immediately becomes apparent he’s...
Stamp Of Approval
- Oct 12, 2009
The job of a wine importer is one of adventure and discovery, combing foreign lands on the hunt...
Living The Dream
- Oct 5, 2009
How many people have experiences at high school dances that impact their career? Maybe we all...
From Gold to Wine Rush
- Sep 28, 2009
Since childhood, Courtney Kingston has traveled back and forth between her great-grandfather’s...
A Champion Among Champions
- Sep 21, 2009
In the movie Bottleshock , he's depicted as a free spirited twenty-something who, when not...
Elementary Training
- Sep 14, 2009
Growing up in sun-soaked Santa Rosa in Sonoma, Jennifer Higgins has been tasting wine since the...
Do It Yourself Winemaking
- Sep 7, 2009
Maybe you live in the city, maybe you live in the burbs, or maybe you spend weekends out in the...
It's Not Just Hoopla
- Aug 31, 2009
Ever credit timing with a "fortuitous" change?
I think we can all admit that timing...
From A-Squared to D-Cubed
- Aug 24, 2009
We all have mentors that changed the course of our lives. For Duane D. Dappen, founder of D-Cubed...
Frick-in' Dry Creek
- Aug 17, 2009
Some kids dream of becoming astronauts, others of becoming a famous actor/actress, others believe...
Juice to Jus
- Aug 13, 2009
Get home from work, take off your shoes, open up a bottle of wine and step into the kitchen. For...
The Ugly Duckling?
- Aug 10, 2009
On the wall of the tasting room is a large plaque inscribed with the phrase “Ugly Ducklings?”...
Paley's Place
- Aug 6, 2009
Ever think about traveling the world to find your destiny? Well Vitaly Paley did just that. He...
A Storybook Ending
- Aug 3, 2009
Throw it all to the wind, buy some land, plant some vines and begin a new life as a farmer and...
Brewmaster Gone Winemaker
- Jul 27, 2009
On first pass, you might not guess that this Hawaiian-born, surf-loving, carefree guy is one of...
Third Generation's a Charm
- Jul 20, 2009
Piero Incisa della Rocchetta is a third generation winemaker from the family that brought the...
Clos de la...Tech
- Jul 13, 2009
TJ Rodgers is most well-known in Silicon Valley as a technology tycoon. Founder of Cypress...
The Pax Sonoma
- Jul 6, 2009
The spectrum of winemaking in California runs the gamut between mass produced (think Velveeta...
Great Notes, Great Oaks
- Jun 29, 2009
Back in the glory days, Nancy Lippman lived quite the rock and roll lifestyle. With her husband...
From Port to 'Poort
- Jun 22, 2009
One of the wonderful aspects of winemaking is that it is an art and science passed down between...
Out of Africa
- Jun 15, 2009
There are some people in life who are go-getters; there are others in life who are do-gooders....
Bubbling To The Top
- Jun 8, 2009
From the age of 29, when she was studying to be a chef at the Culinary Institute of America in...
Hat Trick
- Jun 1, 2009
Being a rare wine specialist, top wine auctioneer, and cult vintner would already constitute a...
Well Polished Sterling
- May 25, 2009
Joy Sterling is known in her family as “Bubblehead.” But when you meet her in person, it is...
Play Hard. Work Hard. Drink Good Wine
- May 21, 2009
Harold Dieterle became a chef in the same way many people become winemakers: somewhat by...
Family Business
- May 18, 2009
Pete Mondavi, Jr. is the son of Peter Mondavi, the long-time proprietor of Charles Krug in the...
Generation Next
- May 11, 2009
Talk about pressure: when you’re the fifth generation anything, let’s just say there’s...
Making A Splash
- May 4, 2009
One of the great pleasures of being a winemaker is knowing that the wine you make is enjoyed and...
What Would Alpana Drink?
- Apr 27, 2009
At the age of 26, Alpana Singh had already passed her final exam making her the youngest person...
Law, Order and Wine
- Apr 23, 2009
There are some television stars who are vapid and clearly ephemeral. There are others whose...
King of The Hill - Judd Finkelstein
- Apr 20, 2009
Having grown up in a family of painters, sculptors, musicians and winemakers, Judd Finkelstein...
Following the Blueprint
- Apr 13, 2009
Easter and Passover Season are times for historical reflection. We therefore thought it the right...
The Twisted Few
- Apr 6, 2009
With a career of experience in electrical engineering, Jeff Stai entered the world of wine in...
The Heart (Corazón) of Corison
- Mar 30, 2009
There’s an old saying in the wine industry: to make a small fortune in the wine business, you...
Photography to Iconography
- Mar 23, 2009
Jack Cakebread is one of the most inspirational entrepreneurs in America across all industries....
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