I have been continuously writing about wine for print media since 1985, and for digital media over the past three decades. I was the principal reviewer for Northwest wines for Wine Enthusiast magazine from 1998 to 2021. I was the wine columnist for the Seattle Times from 2002 to 2012. I have authored or co-authored four books on Northwest wines and contributed to multiple editions of the Hugh Johnson Pocket Guides and World Atlas of Wine, among many others.

I have visited and tasted with thousands of winemakers from around the world and I have yet to meet one who hates their job. I recognize and respect that winemaking is hard and physically demanding work. As is often noted the best way to make a small fortune in the wine business is to start with a large fortune.

Wine writing has this in common with wine making. The day-to-day tasks, decisions and minutiae of the work are not what you might think. There’s a lot of time spent opening boxes, organizing bottles, pulling corks, cleaning glasses, checking prices, answering e-mails, tracking conflicting information from websites, back labels and emails. Now that I am my own editor and all-digital, I can truly write what I want when I want and get the most current information out quickly.

Which brings me to this:  I want to be the bridge between the wine industry and wine consumers. My goal is to be the first and the best to report on what is most interesting, valuable and inspiring in the wine world with a particular focus on the Pacific Northwest and California.

This website is not monetized, financially sponsored or beholden to any advertiser or outside publication or editor. It is completely independent.