Heart of Healing

by | Apr 25, 2012 | Blog, Cultivating Well-being, Featured, Wine

Wine portrait: Quintessa 2001 (Bordeaux blend – biodynamic). When I was a medical scientist it became clear that getting better from an illness was more than about molecules. A whole body of research evolved showing how important people are to our overall...

Jewels of our Vines

by | Jan 31, 2012 | Blog, Featured, Wine

It is almost 30 years ago that I started my journey into the inner beauty of wine. It began at Sterling Vineyards when they had an artist-in-residence program and I was fortunate to be selected with two years to prepare. I was guided by the winemaker Theo Rosenbrand...

The Art in Wine

by | Jan 19, 2012 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Shaping Taste, Wine

This is a portrait of 2001 Viader cabernet sauvignon (Bordeaux blend) at 3 years old. I started my professional life as a serious medical scientist on the faculty of the University of California Medical School. My specialties were biochemistry, hematology (blood) and...

Tips on how to like any wine

by | Dec 12, 2011 | Blog, Shaping Taste, Wine

Is that even possible? To like any wine you drink? One answer could be, well, if you’d had a lot to drink all wines taste good. Yet another answer is to know how to improve the situation and your experience of any wine. Some experts will tell you to carefully match...