Everything about Portugal leads one back in time to whomever were the invaders of the time… And many there were… each creating to the overall decadent character of their architecture. By the first few decades of the 1600s, a stylish kind of architecture evolved, and is today called Manueline, or Portuguese Late Gothic.
This period is so [...]
My wine import client Enoforum Wines flew Gwendolyn Alley (WinePredator) and me to Portugal last fall. Gwendolyn won the trip; I was going to Portugal so I could understand flora, fauna, their culture, and most importantly their wine.
Once landed, I was feeling much like Dorothy and Toto having emerged in the Land of Oz.
My first [...]
There are so many aspects of the wine business to enjoy:
Growing
Producing
Sales
Marketing
PR
Writing
Educating
Social Media
The list seems to go on, if just I sit here and conjure up more aspects.
I personally prefer the creative end of writing and photographing. I keep out of the vineyards and the labs, because it’s not my forte. I can’t go into either [...]
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Sonadora has returned from the Portuguese trip that she won from Enoforum Wines.
I created it, conducted it, and then judged Sonadora to be the winner, based on her passion, dedication, and love of wine. She and I were supposed to go together, but she became ill just before we were scheduled to go, so Enoforum [...]
Continue reading about Top 10 Things I Learned in Portugal, Inspired by Wannabe Wino
Weekly Holidaze Drawing: Just leave a comment on any wine-blog entry this month, to win weekly gifts this December.
This is the third annual celebration of the Suisun Valley AVA, which has had great success for the past two years. This year promises to also be another wonderful weekend and dinner.
Winery Events: Saturday and Sunday, Dec. [...]
