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On-air wine tasting One of the features of our radio show is an on-air tasting of the wine we feature. My co-host Kevin Patruznick and I search for contrasting wines that reveal intrinsic differences between subregions or vintages. We then do a double-decant of most...

As we head into Thanksgiving week we are sampling a uniquely American grape; Zinfandel. There are several areas that excel with this grape, and many of them are in California where the grape originated on American soil. This grape like so many others arrived courtesy...

This is a Christmas story set in Ruidoso, New Mexico. It is not about wine, but I hope it will warm you as surely as a red Bordeaux.

This radio show aired April 18th, 2020 on KIVA 1600am and 93.7fm. The week’s show focused on our local wineries to show our support for our hard-pressed winemakers as they work to stay operational during this trying time. Most local wineries have implemented wine...

Supermarket wines are poured and worlds collide was the title of a February 4 article by Eric Asimov, the highly-regarding wine writer for the New York Times. I came upon it right after I viewed an interview with Esther Mobley, the wine writer for the SF Chronicle on...

The following article is from a script for The Spirits of New Mexico radio show that aired March 2, 2019. As you can see I’ve fallen behind on turning these into blogs but for listeners of the show I try to provide all the details that we cover on the show. We also do...

On my radio show each week, The Spirits of New Mexico, I have been featuring a signature wine from a wine region as well as providing an overview of the region itself. As with most things in life, context is important. In this case, where does this wine come from?...

The Sierra Foothills was one of the first sites for the newly imported Zinfandal vines from the East Coast. The cuttings arrived at the same time as many new settlers eager to strike it rich in gold country. The name quickly changed to Zinfandel. This same soil has...

This blog came from a radio script that aired February 2, 2019 on The Spirits of New Mexico. The revamped show now includes an on-air tasting of a wine in the $20-$40 range and a detailed background of the wine region and subregion from which the sampled wine...

This blog came from a radio script that aired January 26, 2019 on The Spirits of New Mexico. The revamped show now includes an on-air tasting of a wine in the $20-$40 range and a detailed background of the wine region and subregion from which the sampled wine...