Mar 6, 2009
John Winthrop Haeger reigns supreme in the world of North American Pinot Noir publishing. His latest from last year, "Pacific Pinot Noir: A Comprehensive Winery Guide for Consumers and Connoisseurs", along withhis earlier work, "North American Pinot Noir", have made him the very largest of fishes in a very small pond of authors investigating the world of Pinot Noir on the North American contitnent. I've always contented its easier on the soul and the ego to be a big fish…
Dec 3, 2008
Appellation America's founder has left the on-line publication. And it doesn't really matter why. What matters is that the North American wine industry's most committed and dedicated voice for wine diversity in this hemisphere will no longer set the tone for the only substantial publishing vehicle dedicated to wine diversity in this hemisphere. It feels a little wrong. A few years ago I was asked to come on board and help with the company's communications and public relations efforts. I thought…
Nov 28, 2008
Nov 10, 2008
The issue and idea of faith has always confounded me. I envy those people who walk with faith like it's a natural appendage that is so fully a part of them they don't even notice it. I notice it though. It's really a beautiful thing. I possess only enough faith to radically notice it at every turn and to question it constantly, and thereby diminishing even more the small bit that I have. I write all this in advance of…
Nov 7, 2008
For anyone who concerns themselves with the future of wine in America or the future of the American wine industry; for anyone who involves themselves in the sales and marketing of American wines; for anyone who produces wine in America with an eye toward illuminating not only their hand but their land, then a new bit of required reading has been produced by Appellation America. Roger Dial, the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Appellation America has produced a two-part essay on…