Wine Blogs
Respectfully, the Martini
It's time to revisit the facts and fiction regarding the Martini.…
Tale of Two Counties. Napa vs. Sonoma. Part 9.
Two events in the 1970's catapulted California onto the world wine scene…
Tale of Two Counties. Napa vs. Sonoma. Part 8.
It's the 1950s and Americans are consuming wine again, albeit mostly in jug form. However, a few brave souls in California are interested in revitalizing its distant wine glory.…
Yno Tasting Beta Program.
Announcing the Yno Tasting beta program for wineries.…
What the Hell is a Wine Club? Final Post.
In my final post I try to describe why the wine club model may be threatened by the brew pub, as well as list my 7 points of advice to finding your wine club.…
What the Hell is a Wine Club? Part 2.
In part 2 of my post on wine clubs I try to explain why they exist and why wine consumers are joining them more and more.…
What the Hell is a Wine Club? Part 1.
For over 3 years I worked in wine hospitality selling wine clubs. More often than not I found myself trying to explain to consumers why they even exist and, more importantly, why anyone should join one. In this 3 part series I will try to revisit those conversations.…
Adiós Penedès.
Final thoughts from my trip to Penedès…
Greetings from Penedès. Day 6.
Today I visited Can Rà fols dels Caus which means "house of rabbit caves." Indeed, such an amazing place I actually felt a bit like Alice in Wonderland.…
Greetings from Penedès. Day 5.
If you've read any of my posts you know that wine history is, well, a fascination of mine. So naturally, when I stumbled on a wine museum I had to go in.…
Greetings from Penedès. Day 4.
Penedès is all about Cava. Today I toured two of its largest producers.…
Greetings from Penedès. Day 3.
Today I took a walk and...oh look, a winery!…
Greetings from Penedès. Day 2.
On day 2 while rambling about in Sidurni d’Anoia (aka Cava Capitol) I found something very...disturbing.…
Greetings from Penedès. Day 1.
The Yno Guy is in the Catalonian wine country. Stay tuned for more photos and tasting notes in the days to come.…
Up Dry Creek with a Pin
New changes for the YnoGuy.…
Tale of Two Counties. Napa vs. Sonoma. Part 7.
Prohibition is over and the wine industry is left for dead...or is it? Enter the Gallos.…
Tale of Two Counties. Napa vs. Sonoma. Part 6.
Bottled beer, the panic of 1893, prohibition, and the invention of the cocktail. Wine enters a dry period lasting decades.…
Tale of Two Counties. Napa vs. Sonoma. Part 5.
As Phylloxera ravaged European vines, California experienced a wine renaissance thanks to the contributions of some early wine pioneers…
Tale of Two Counties. Napa vs. Sonoma. Part 4.
The American wine industry is ripe with colorful characters, but few can compare with Count Agaston Haraszthy…
Tale of Two Counties. Napa vs. Sonoma. Part 1.
In this blog series I try to figure out, in light of the evidence, why Napa has some much "cargo"?…
Tale of Two Counties. Napa vs. Sonoma. Part 2.
In our 2nd installment of Tale of Two Counties we’ll investigate their respective terroirs...whatever that is.…
Tale of Two Counties. Napa vs. Sonoma. Part 3.
California’s vine history started early and often thanks to a little known Spanish grape and and a hand full of Jesuits…
Software Blogs
Yno Tasting
It was almost 5 years ago when I decided to enter the wine business. For 10 years prior I was a software developer. Now, I've decided to combine the two. I'm excited to introduce my new wine app, Yno Tasting. It's the answer to finding that perfect wine...and other stupid questions.…
Yno Wine Trivia
What “non-existent” wine did Ellen Barkin offer Matt Damon in Oceans 13? Where does Gruner Veltliner come from? These questions and more are answered by Yno Wine Trivia. A fun Alexa skill to play with friends or study for WSET, Sommelier, or CSW tests.…