By Chris Ross It’s the chicken-or-the-egg conundrum of the international wine market: what gets more credit for great wine, the vineyard or the winemaker? Conventional wisdom…
Every year we look forward to WineaPAWlooza, the annual charity auction where Master of Wine Vanessa Conlin becomes the master of ceremonies for an event that…
By Courtney Schiessl Since Covid-19 forced states across the U.S. to enact shelter-in-place mandates in March, there have been plenty of negative things to dwell on.…
It finally caught up with us on Monday, June 1. And we still can’t believe it. In 20 years, we can’t recall a week that didn’t…
Advanced Sommelier Laura Koffer, the longtime beverage director for all off Top Chef Michael Chiarello’s restaurants (including Yountville’s famed Bottega and Coqueta) has traded the restaurant…