Shannon Depenbrock
Hot Ticket: Rajat Parr Wine Tasting and Lecture at Cincinnati Art Museum
Parr visits Cincinnati to discuss his newest project, a winery called Domaine de la Cote, which focuses on balanced Pinot Noir from the Sta. Rita Hills region of Santa Barbara.
Op-Ed: We Need A “Vineyard-To-Glass” Movement
Big brand wines, such as Franzia and Two Buck Chuck, were found to have up to 3 times the amount of arsenic that is allowed in drinking water. It’s time to make the same conscious choices about selecting our wines that we make about food.
Prudent Pour: Cirelli Organic Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2013
"This is the difference between industry and artisanality.”
The Prudent Pour: Morgan ‘Cotes du Crows’ Grenache/Syrah Monterey 2012
The Rhone Rangers are combining typical grape varieties from France’s Rhone Valley with California sunshine—and California attitude.