BIPOC winemakers

Celebrating BIPOC wine: Maison Noir paired with mushroom pizza (#winePW)

3 Comments / BIPOC winemakers, Oregon wine, Willamette Valley, wine, Wine and food pairing /

For Black History Month last year, David from Cooking Chat interviewed and wrote about a sommelier-turned-winemaker who realized his dream of starting his own label. I read David’s post with interest because I admire self-starters. Then I watched his interview with André Hueston Mack and thought to myself: Wow, this guy has it going on. […]

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Yes, SHE CAN picnic with McBride Sisters canned rosé (#winePW)

4 Comments / BIPOC winemakers, California wine, Canned wine, Rosé, wine, Wine and food pairing, Women wine producers /

Doesn’t it rain a lot in the Pacific Northwest? I get that question a lot since moving to the Seattle area two years ago. Yes, it does. But there are many types of rain in this corner of the world. As Washington state native Jenni Whalen outlines in a 2009 essay, they include drizzle, mist,

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Back to Brown Estate – for Zin this time (#winePW)

2 Comments / BIPOC winemakers, California wine, Napa Valley, wine, Wine and food pairing, Zinfandel /

I don’t usually reach for Zinfandel (sorry, Zin fans). Too overly ripe and jammy for my tastes. Or it that just my perception of Zin? Over the past decade or so, wine reviewers have noticed a return to balance in Zinfandel winemaking. According to Joel Peterson, the so-called “Godfather of Zinfandel,” the best Zins highlight

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