The best wine writing should tell a good story—but also make you thirsty.

How will this affect the California wine industry? Hope all wineries that had banking relationships with SVB are okay.

I am leading two one-week wine tours in Tuscany this spring. A few spots are still available. It would be great to see you there!

RT @GRDecter: Good Morning Everyone! Is inflation cancelled? Container shipping costs are back to pre-pandemic levels.

RT @kimseverson: Sad news. Here’s our obit on Julie Powell, who changed food writing forever.

The most expensive 2019 wine I have seen--maybe buy a few others and go for the case discount?

RT @nickjacksn: Just leaving this here…

OMG Fridays

RT @JaimieAlexKay: Unbelievable, the Daily Star have a live feed, seeing whether Truss will outlive a lettuce.

@IkaVinaWines Yikes. Sad.

@nickjacksn Hmm, yeah. Blocked seats in coach might mean more ability to stretch out! Crazy to think offloading some luggage would make a difference.

@Blackwaterwine Yeah, no really great options when traveling this route...just avoiding LAX is a win. LOL

@pedroparrachile Rioja... 99 points... $350 wine

@_SeanDriscoll_ Close... 99... $350 wine... Mmm, bark... crushed blackberries with subtle blackberries.

@bespokeinvest They’ll need to rebrand TGI Friday’s at this rate.

Italians discovering Americans will buy Pinot Grigio

“Drought has ravaged dozens of crops throughout Europe — corn in Romania, rice in Italy, beans in Belgium, and beets and garlic in France. Among the hardest hit is the olive crop of Spain, which produces one half of the world’s olive oil.”