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Peter joined Crushpad as CEO after over 20 years of wine, technology and luxury goods experience. Previously, Peter was Executive Vice President and...Liz Willette was 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...Kay Zink the founding president of www.AtoZinfandel.com and serves on the company’s national board as the Director of Social Media and writer. She is also...James Melendez is the author of the blog, "James the Wine Guy." He is a San Francisco-based wine writer, videographer, educator...
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10 Things to Know About Alexander Valley
Drive up Highway 101 east of the Russian River in northern California and you are in for a treat. It is quite possibly California’s best wine region kept secret. The Alexander Valley, named an American Viticulture Area in 1984, is … Continue reading










