Wine, Food, and Spirits

January 2026. I wrote short profiles of Burnt Hill Farm and Tracer Coffee forImbibe magazine’s 2026 Imbibe 75.
December 2025. “SevenFifty Daily’s Most Popular Articles of 2025” includes my September 2025 story, “Does Crop Thinning Really Lead to Better Wine?”
November 2025, Substack launch, Wine Flights.
October 2025. “This Tiny Washington AVA is Producing ‘Cowgirl’ Wines Worth Talking About.” Wine Enthusiast.
September 2025. “Meet the Grape Man of Missouri Bringing Back an Obscure Varietal.” Wine Enthusiast.
September 2025. “Does Crop Thinning Really Lead to Better Wine?” SevenFifty Daily.
June 2025. “Temecula AVA Plays the Mediterranean’s Greatest Hits—and It Works.” Wine Enthusiast.
May 2025. Awardee, Allen Shoup Memorial Fellowship, Washington State Wine Commission.
April 2025. “Is Your Local Wine Actually Local? It’s Not So Simple” Wine Enthusiast.
April 2025. “Is Local Wood the Key to Terroir? Some American Winemakers Say ‘Yes.'” Wine Enthusiast.
April 2025. “Why Oregon’s Dundee Hills AVA is Just Right for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.” Wine Enthusiast.
March 2025. “The Nonconformist Potential of North Carolina’s Yadkin Valley AVA.” Wine Enthusiast.
February 2025. “Can Champagne Give Up Farming With Chemicals?” Wine Enthusiast.
January 2025. “The Science of Old Vines.” SevenFifty Daily.
January 2025. “A Cocktail Ingredient for the Year of the Snake? Sichuan Peppercorns.” Wine Enthusiast.
December 2024. “In the Texoma AVA, a Spirit of Experimentation Drives Growth.” Wine Enthusiast.
November 2024. “Why One French Winemaker Put Down Roots in Texas.” Frenchly.
September 2024. “Washington State’s Snipes Mountain AVA Is a Story of Evolution and Evolving Wines.” Wine Enthusiast.
September 2024. “The Science of Heat Stress in Grapevines.” SevenFifty Daily.
September 2024. “Dark, Hardy and Mysterious, the Lenoir Grape Has a Disease-Resistant Superpower” Wine Enthusiast.
August 2024. “Winegrowers Are Using an Ancient Grape-Growing Technique to Combat Climate Change and Preserve History” Wine Enthusiast.
August 2024. “Beyond Terroir: Why Wine and Place Are Inextricably Linked on the Palate.” The Vintner Project.
June 2024. “Center Court Cocktail.” Wine Enthusiast.
June 2024. “North Georgia’s Wine Country is Experiencing a Metamorphosis—Here’s Where to Explore.” Wine Enthusiast.
June 2024. “The Best Trader Joe’s Wines Under $20.” StyleBlueprint.
May 2024. “The Science of Rotundone in Wine.” SevenFifty Daily.
February 2024. “The Best Wineries (and More) to Visit in Texas Right Now.” Wine Enthusiast.
February 2024. “Cobram Estate Olives: Large Scale and Sustainable.” The Olive Oil Professor.
February 2024. “12 Budget-Friendly Wines to Love For Valentine’s Day.” StyleBlueprint.
January 2024. “Pierce’s Disease Devastates Vines. Are These New Hybrids the Answer?” Wine Enthusiast.
January 2024. “How Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Are Supporting Family Farms.” The Cheese Professor.
October 2023. “As Texas Wine Gathers Strength, 6 New AVAs Are on the Horizon.” Wine Enthusiast.
October 2023. “Lobster Rolls and Lighthouses: The Southeastern New England AVA Offers More Than Beachcombing.” Wine Enthusiast
September 2023. “7 Ways to Upgrade Your Bloody Mary.” StyleBlueprint.
September 2023. “How Ashley Grant Built Green Bay’s Cheese Shop: Where Cheeseheads Go Artisanal.” The Cheese Professor.
June 2023. Why Apple Cider Vinegar is So Important in the Cuisine of North Carolina. Vinegar Professor.
June 2023. Why Blending is As Important to Olive Oil as it is to Wine at Jordan Winery. Olive Oil Professor.
May 2023. ‘Grape Crush Reports Are Essential For Industry Growth—Here’s Why.” SevenFiftyDaily.
Feb/March 2023. “3 Places Where the Ancient Malvasia Bianca Grape is Thriving.” Wine Enthusiast (print)
January 2023. “How Low Yields Are Spurring Texas Winemakers Creativity.” Wine Enthusiast.
March 2023. “How Hill Valley Dairy’s Cheese Bar is Building Community in Wisconsin.” The Cheese Professor.
November 2022. “How the Bloody Mary Went From Brunch Staple to Social Media Sensation.” Wine Enthusiast.
November 2022. “Do You Know Where the Hot Cocoa Capital of the World Is?” StyleBlueprint.
September 2022. “Get to Know the Great Cheesemakers of the South: Sequatchie Cove Creamery.” The Cheese Professor.
September 2022. “‘No Rulebook Anymore’: The Art of Beer Label Design.” Wine Enthusiast.
September 2022. “She’s Known for Growing People Through Food.” StyleBlueprint.
July 2022. “The Essential Guide to Olive Oil.” Wine Enthusiast.
May 2022. “There Aren’t Enough of Us. 5 Questions With Fah Sathirapongsasuti.” Wine Enthusiast.
March 2022. The Latest in Wine Tourism: Meditation and Getting Your Hands Dirty. Wine Enthusiast.
January 2022. “NC’s New Oyster Trail: 10 Delicious Reasons to Visit.” StyleBlueprint.
November 2021.“The Texas Wine Industry is at a Crossroads.”Wine Enthusiast.
July 2021. “‘We Are Not Constrained by Tradition’: The Budding Wine Scene in Fredericksburg, Texas.” Wine Enthusiast.
April 2021. “What Does ‘Salinity’ Mean In Wine?” Wine Enthusiast.
March 2021. “‘Let the Grapes Speak for Themselves: Texas High Plains Wine Country Contains Multitudes'” Wine Enthusiast.
February 2019. “A New Generation of Distillers is Reviving North Carolina’s Spirits Legacy.” Saveur.
January 2016. “Review: Hawaii Food Tours.” The Points Guy.