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W. Blake Gray is author of “California Winetopia,” a Japanese-language guide to California wines. He was previously a staff wine writer/editor for the San Francisco...
Liz Willette got bitten by the wine bug while living in Beaune, France. At the time she was working for Butterfield & Robinson, a high-end active travel company...
Richard Leahy has been writing about wine for consumers and producers since 1986. He was a regional editor for Kevin Zraly’s American Wine Guide, and was...
Ashton Keefe is the Owner/Executive Chef of Ashton Keefe LLC. Culinary Lifestyle Services, which specializes in boutique catering, food styling and culinary...
Sondra Barrett, PhD fell in love with food early on when she starting reading cook books as a young girl. She hasn’t stopped since. She earned a PhD in biochemistry...
Jon Thorsen is the founder of the popular blog The Reverse Wine Snob: Thumbing My Nose At Bottles Over $20!. The idea behind the blog...
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By W. Blake Gray on 12/29/11
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By Liz Willette on 12/21/11
There is nothing more comforting and terrifying than that moment where you realize from whence you come. It might be when you find yourself obsessing over the color of your …
