by aricaribe | Sep 11, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
When it comes to sparkling wine, the debate often starts with a single question: Champagne vs Cava vs Prosecco—which one should you choose? Each has bubbles, each has history, and each delivers its own style of celebration. But the differences are striking, and they...
by aricaribe | Sep 9, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper – Wine with no address? Paris, France “History is one long processional of crazy ideas.” ― Phil Knight, Nike founder Oregon is full of them. The trail west that pulled seekers, explorers, outcasts, and dreamers to the end...
by aricaribe | Sep 2, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper – The Rebellion of Raising a Glass Portland, Oregon After a certain birthday, your metabolism becomes a critic. Late-night lasagna. Party dip by the spoon. One more wedge of cake. The verdict arrives at dawn. A slice is...
by aricaribe | Aug 30, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper – Drinking less feeling worse “The harsh, useful things of the world, from pulling teeth to digging potatoes, are best done by men who are as starkly sober as so many convicts in the death-house, but the lovely and...
by aricaribe | Aug 29, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper – The worst thing in your next wine glass Paris, France The worst thing in your next wine glass is not the wine. It’s pride. The guy who makes you feel small for asking a question. The shop clerk who thinks drinking only...
by aricaribe | Aug 21, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper Paris, France I was at the edge of Europe, near Faro, Portugal. Fresh fish. Good wine. A beautiful setting. The westernmost point of the continent, where the West becomes the East again. Old stone towns, salty Atlantic winds,...
