FALLING IN LOVE

Many years ago I was brought into the world of wine through my photography with a microscope.  As artist-in-residence for Sterling Vineyards I had the amazing opportunity to work with the winemakers as they asked questions like – do wines look different when...

TASTING RELATIONSHIPS

Is this relationship doomed? He likes white wine, she likes red. I have a dear friend who prefers lean white wines like sauvignon blanc. I have learned over the years that that is my least favorite wine and have thought our relationship was doomed since he...

Exquisite Beauty

Some wines express exquisite beauty under the eye of the microscope, like this featured image. The famed mentor of California winemakers, Andre Tchelistcheff, called this images the JEWELS OF WINE.  This one certainly is.  Some wines express more rounded...