by aricaribe | Aug 23, 2025 | Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper Someone recently described our wine club members as “people with brains.” I took it as a compliment—but more importantly, as reassurance. Reassurance that in a world chasing quick fixes, viral trends, and instant answers, some...
by aricaribe | Aug 22, 2025 | Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper Celebrating Six Years in Wine and Wonder Faro, Portugal The car rental guy moved like someone scooping coleslaw at a midwestern potluck—unhurried, deliberate, as if the line in front of him didn’t exist. The road into town...
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,...
by aricaribe | Aug 20, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper Malbec Turns Fifteen: From Borrowed Bottle to Argentina’s Icon Paris, France I don’t remember the first malbec I tasted. But I do remember the first one I couldn’t afford. It was at Don Julio, back when it was still a...
by aricaribe | Aug 18, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper Depth of Life: The Story Behind Our Best Harvest Yet Report from the Valley This might just be our best harvest yet. By weight alone, it’s the most successful vintage we’ve had. We haven’t tasted the juice yet—but the news is...
by aricaribe | Aug 16, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper – The algorithm is bullying you Paris, France I hate you, internet. But I also kind of love you. Because even while you numb our senses and oversimplify our problems, sometimes you still connect people in the right ways....
