Napa – Back in Business Christine Austin May 25, 2019 Drink, Wine While all vineyards need a good climate, good soil and enough water, one of the key influencing factors for making wine is legislation. In 1920, when Prohibition was introduced in the USA it had the most...
Follow the Flock – California Bounces Back Christine Austin May 4, 2019 Drink, Wine Wild fires have become the norm all over the world but when they sweep through a wine region there are all kinds of consequences. There is not just the grave danger to life and property, but there is the...
States of Grace – Wines for 4th of July Christine Austin July 3, 2018 Drink, Wine In these weeks after The Wedding I have come across many Americans who have expressed the opinion that they wished that they too had a Royal Family. I have hesitated to remind them that they once did,...
Climat Changes – From Law to Wine Christine Austin April 29, 2018 Drink, Wine It was the lunch of a lifetime. In the corner of a barn-like shed with stacked barrels as a backdrop there was a long table laid out for lunch. Fussing over the food was one of California’s top...
Sideways Glance Christine Austin April 23, 2018 Drink, Wine It really had to be done. Despite the long flight, the late night and early start I just couldn’t miss that opportunity. For some reason, and this doesn’t happen often on wine trips, I was staying in a...
