Writing about California Wine

I started writing full-time about California wine in 2004, when I was hired on at The Santa Rosa Press Democrat to contribute stories to its quarterly food and wine magazine called Savor. Both under the ownership of The New York Times, it was an incredible time to dive in headfirst into wine writing, starting with my own backyard of Sonoma County, but extending into the Napa Valley, Lake County, Mendocino and beyond.