Buried Treasure – Unearthing Values in Burgundy
August • 17 • 2022
Burgundy is facing a crisis of access and availability.
Dive into Bourgogne’s Five Côtes 2022
July • 15 • 2022
I never set out to write an article about French sausages, but here I am…
An Incredible Sense of Place
May • 1 • 2022
Think of a good friend’s house, where you don’t have to knock to come in or get out of your pajamas for breakfast
CAB Camp Paso Robles 2022
April • 18 • 2022
The ability to touch the rocky soils between the vines, feel the cool breeze as the warm sun rises up over the mountains is…
Setting the Table with Stories
December • 16 • 2021
Wines, like music and art, have their own story to tell.
A True Gem in South America
July • 16 • 2021
…while I’m not able to set foot in Chile, SommGeo has provided me with the means to “travel” to several vineyards. This gave me a serious case of wanderlust.
The Beauty of Time and Place
June • 28 • 2021
In October of that year, when the grapes in that bottle were harvested, I was in Ramadi, Iraq
Bridging the Distance
October • 5 • 2020
Without a doubt, 2020 has been a year like no other…
The Lowdown on Lodi
September • 28 • 2020
The experience, even from a distance, has instilled me with feelings of wanting to visit and learn much more.
Rudd Round Table 2020
January • 27 • 2020
“Tomorrow, we’re going to break your brains open,”…
Rudd Round Table 2020
January • 25 • 2020
Being surrounded by so much talent was inspiring, and I left feeling empowered and excited to be on this next stage of my journey…
Brooks Harvest Internship 2019
November • 30 • 2019
6 A.M.: Your alarm goes off. It feels like you just went to sleep 15 minutes ago, and if you’re lucky…
Somm Camp 2019
November • 17 • 2019
Getting off of the bus in Frog’s Leap’s Rutherford vineyard was like stepping into an alternate world full of the buzz of nature’s liveliness…
Somm Camp 2019
November • 17 • 2019
The onset of this epiphany happened almost immediately during a visit to the prestigious area of Pritchard Hill…
Lodi Harvest Trip 2019
September • 8 • 2019
The wines made from the region’s old and gnarled vines are still huge, but there’s an underlying elegance and maturity at their core…
Oregon Pinot Camp 2019
June • 22 • 2019
The goal of SommFoundation is to enrich our worlds as sommeliers, and this particular scholarship to Oregon Pinot Camp did that and more for me…
Auction Napa Valley 2019
June • 1 • 2019
When I read about the opportunity to volunteer at the Auction Napa Valley through SommFoundation, I immediately applied.
Brooks Harvest Internship 2018
November • 15 • 2018
Jessika Chavez writes about the two months she spent as an intern at Brooks, helping to process over 300 tons of fruit from Willamette Valley:
Vinho Verde 2018
September • 8 • 2018
The wine of Vinho Verde is much like the people of the region: approachable and fun with a crisp, refreshing edge…
Italia del Vino 2017
October • 30 • 2017
SommFoundation’s James Lechner takes us on his week-long journey through many of Italy’s great wine regions:
Santorini, Greece 2017
June • 29 • 2017
Julia Dixon travels to Greece, exploring one of the ancient birthplaces of wine: