Category

Wine

Sommelier Los Angeles

Interview: sommelier Eduardo Porto Carreiro

It’s no wonder that sommelier Eduardo Porto Carreiro has such eclectic tastes. He was born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in both Vienna and Maryland. At Cornell University, he majored in Applied Economics...
Wine Los Angeles

Interview: Plonk Wine founder Etty Lewensztain

Before L.A. native Etty Lewensztain devoted herself to wine, she worked the line at restaurants like Angelini Osteria, La Terza and A.O.C.. She transitioned east to New York and ended up running the marketing...
Sommelier Las Vegas

Interview: sommelier Phil Park (Restaurant Guy Savoy)

Phil Park is a native New Yorker who first became enamored with wine on the job at Park Avenue Café. He stepped up his interest and knowledge in Chicago, at Tru, before transitioning to...
Winemaker France

Interview: Jean-Charles Boisset (Domaine de la Vougeraie)

Horses plow the soil instead of machines, workers spray tisanes crafted from estate-grown herbs instead of pesticides, and cow horns are buried beneath the vines to catalyze the energy of the moon, sun and...
Wine Paso Robles

Interview: winemaker Tiffinee Vierra (Derby Wine Estates)

Ray and Pam Derby moved to the Central Coast to retire, but were soon swept up by the surrounding wine community. They acquired Derbyshire Vineyard in 1998, then added Laura’s Vineyard and Derby Vineyard....
Wine California

Interview: Four Brix Winery co-founder Jim Noonan

Friends Jim and Tracy Noonan, Gary and Karen Stewart and Steve and Lora Simonsgaard united to found Four Brix Winery in 2008. The sextet produces wine in Paso Robles. It’s poured at area restaurants...