By Nick Antonaccio
As I sit at my computer contemplating this week’s column, I find myself caught in the dichotomy between the benefits and pitfalls of wine (and other alcoholic beverages) consumption. Over the course of years of my research and reporting, I’ve
Read More“Hello, this is Mr. Tsitra Macs from Fine and Rare Wine Investments. May I speak to Mr. or Mrs. B. Boomer?” “This is Mr. Boomer.” “Good evening, sir. I understand you are presently retired.” “Yes, I am; been retired for
Read MoreThe history of wine production and distribution is one of extreme dedication to fine wines and of notorious frauds and scandals. While these events are somewhat polarized, there are far greater sensational tales of excess and avarice strewn throughout the
Read MoreThis week’s column is a reprise of an earlier column. I’m on vacation at a beach house with family. I’ll be back next week with the first leg of my virtual tour of California’s Sonoma County. Over the course of
Read MoreOver the last nine-plus years of this column’s tenure gracing The Examiner’s pages, I’ve intermittently focused on the raw statistics of wine production and consumption in the United States. The history of our collective wine consumption is rather unique. Compared
Read MoreThe natural and scientific components of winemaking are similar to the production of numerous other products. These products share the core processes and procedures of winemaking, but deviate at some point in their unique lifecycles. The end results bear the
Read MoreThere is a growing polarization of “fact-based opinions” that have created opposing camps of pragmatists and theorists. A growing number of my social and, yes, even scientific beliefs, are grounded in subjective evaluation rather than fully vetted empirical evidence and
Read MoreThere has been a sea change in gender roles in winery management over the past 25 five years. The role of women as head winemakers has been slowly expanding. Most importantly, the perception of women as qualified wine professionals has
Read MoreWe live in a world of constant change. We live in a world of constant effort to validate the latest definition of the term “news.” We live in a world of tumultuous business plans and evolving business paradigms. And we
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