Tag: Letters to the Editor

Almost four years after the devastating California firestorms, which started in Napa’s Atlas Peak wine country area, we witness our planet’s regeneration without our interference...

What Is Terroir? As a wine-grape grower, winemaker and Humboldt born native, I have a more than passing interest in the idea of terroir. For...

By Jeffrey H. Coleman, C. Haven Imports, LLC In WIN’s July 8th Afternoon Brief News article, “Trump’s Tariffs on European Wine Backfires on US Wine Industry,” Mr....

More often than not, when the topic of Utah liquor laws arises—among those who drink in Utah, that is—a river of laments will follow. It’s only natural. Limited shelf selections at state wine stores, aesthetically bland retail experiences (so brick, so mortar!), the enduring peculiarities of the on-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages and, alas, the lowest blood alcohol limit for drivers in the nation (to take effect in December), all account for the bewilderment.

When I first started in this business I asked around to other wineries regarding many aspects of the business. Many wineries have chosen to...