Please join us on November 7th in Hermann to support the US sommelier community! We need your help and support! hermannfarm.org/events-1/4th…

If you're looking to test your wine acumen, there is an ASI (Association of International Sommeliers) Certificate 1 exam in KC on August 17. It's a written exam (no tasting or service) and costs only $50. Reach out to me at [email protected] if you're interested.

ECHOLANDS DINNER on Monday, Feb 16 at 6:00 PM at Cru Restaurant. Three course meal with me (Doug) and a bunch of Echolands wine! $97 per guest. Chicory salad, Beef Carpaccio and Lamb Chops. Call Cru at (816) 955-2627 or go to opentable.com/booking/experi…

Interested wine peeps! The first MS Intro course in an our area in years will be held in KC on February 10-11 at the 1900 Bldg. Please join me! Registration link at mastersommeliers.org/certifi…

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A Certified Rhône Specialist class from the Academy du Rhône is available in a 3-hour immersion led by David Keck MS with a 18-wine tasting next week in KC. It's Wednesday, September 11 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm at the Mineral Lounge. Register at eventbrite.com/e/academy-du-…

Wine seminars with experts, regional wine tastings happening in Hermann on 8/18 (oh, yeah, lunch too). Will you join us? eventbrite.com/e/the-first-m…

Big Table Farm 2022 PN Willamette: I receive bottles like this one occasionally & that makes me very happy. Crushed rose petal, strawberry skins, cranberry juice, a little bit of cola and humus, then some exotic spices drifting like incense. Simply put, it's a pleasure to drink.

Denver airport just keeps getting more chaotic. Passing through it is fine; stopping there is a mess: nonexistent signage, they hide your boxes and don’t tell you where to look, sometime they’re with skis and sometimes not. Again, no signage. Takes forever; be forewarned.

Walla Walla Valley received its official AVA designation on February 6, 1984 and 40 years later – we're raising a glass to our past, present and future!

I just had a delightful pilsner from Alma Mater Brewing. Premiant is absolutely delicious; I am so damned impressed. Delicacy and personality in equal measure.

Mike Chelini of Stony Hill was one of the earliest North American masters of Chardonnay and, for 47 vintages, Mike held the flame aloft. Stony Hill makes as great a Chardonnay as any in the U.S., I think it's fair to say. We have Mike to thank for that. Here's to his memory.

Plenty of tickets left for the great GrenacheFest Saturday tasting on November 4 in Walla Walla at the Motor Company. Who can join us? grenachefest.com

BUSA is returning to Hermann Farm for our 3rd annual fundraiser. Join me @ the Farm's historic Stone Barn on Nov 4th for wine from me, food by Chef Bernie Lee of Akar and an auction from my cellar! Hey, I gotta support the Best USA Sommeliers! Shout me @ [email protected] to join!

Join me & Sarah Floyd MS for Luli Wine dinner at 1900- 4/26; Sara is a crucial part of the SF wine scene, later as the sales director for Martine Saunier's tremendous Burgundies. Luli Chards and Pinot Noirs with Chef Linda's great cuisine! Tickets → bit.ly/40X0YQO

Dick Erath was a gentle giant, both in his demeanor and his pioneering status in the Willamette Valley. It's impossible to imagine Oregon Pinot Noir turning out as successfully as it has without Dick helping to create, promote and sustain it. A kind and supportive man to so many.