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Lifelong Leadership Roles Prepared this Sommelier for Success

May 23, 2025 deborahparkerwong Uncategorized

Paul Carayas, GM/Wine Director of San Francisco’s Saison Cellar & Wine Bar, is an arbiter of affordable luxury With close[…]

AI puts podcasters in jeopardy

September 30, 2024 deborahparkerwong Uncategorized

AI-generated podcast summarizes four recent articles With advances in artificial intelligence (AI) making huge strides, podcasters look to be on[…]

A Bolly Good Time

November 20, 2023 deborahparkerwong Uncategorized

In May, Cyril Delarue, a sixth-generation pro- prietor of Champagne Bollinger who oversees the producer’s U.S. interests, celebrated the release[…]

Unraveling Geologic Metaphors

June 17, 2021 deborahparkerwong Uncategorized

The discovery of more naturally-occurring compounds found both in soil and in wine prompts the winegrowers of Sancerre to abandon their geologic metaphor and take credit for winemaking choices that reflect their terroir.

Sneak peek at the Slow Wine Guide USA 2021 print edition

April 20, 2021 deborahparkerwong Uncategorized

Slow Wine debuts its first stand-alone guide which has been expanded to cover the wineries and wines from the United States’ major wine growing regions of California, Oregon and Washington and New York states.

Protected: A New Chapter in California Wine History

October 15, 2020 deborahparkerwong Uncategorized

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Slow Wine Guide 2020 – your free digital edition

February 10, 2020 deborahparkerwong Biodynamic, California, Italy, Organic, Slow Wine Guide, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Wine, winegrowing

Enjoy your free digital edition of the 2020 Slow Wine Guide.

World Bulk Wine Expo 2019

January 28, 2020 deborahparkerwong Uncategorized

Watch highlights from the 2019 World Bulk Wine Exposition.

Highlights from WSET Wine Education Week

October 14, 2019 deborahparkerwong Education, Uncategorized, Wine, WSET

The SOMM Journal’s Global Wine Editor, Deborah Parker Wong, DWSET (’09), recently hosted three professional mixers marking the 50th anniversary of the London-based Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET).

Parker Wong teamed up with three Sonoma wineries—Balletto
Vineyards, Sangiacomo Wines, and McEvoy Ranch—in welcoming WSET
alumni and students as well as members of the trade to taste and network
during Wine Education Week, held September 9–15. Three lucky attendees were awarded access to a Level 2 online certification course.

First-ever Slow Wine Guide to Oregon and second California edition coming online…

January 24, 2019 deborahparkerwong Biodynamic, California, Napa Valley, Oregon, Organic, Sonoma, Uncategorized

First-ever Slow Wine Guide to Oregon and second California edition coming online… First-ever Slow Wine Guide to Oregon and second[…]

Vinexpo Explorer shines global spotlight on Sonoma County, Calif.

October 19, 2018 deborahparkerwong Buyers, California, International, Sonoma, Spirited, Uncategorized, Wine

Vinexpo Explorer presented the gathering of wine buyers and press from 27 countries with an opportunity to take a deep dive into the region and its terroir, personality, and the myriad wine styles produced in Sonoma County. Spirited interviewed some of these buyers, most of whom were first-time visitors to the region, to gather their firsthand impressions of Sonoma County wines.

14 Michael David Earthquake Lodi Wine Fr

November 15, 2017 deborahparkerwong Uncategorized

14 Michael David Earthquake Lodi Wine Fresh, ferrous mineral nose, deep boysenberry, cinnamon, black tea, licorice and plum tracing a[…]

Day 1 of the IBWSS

July 28, 2017 deborahparkerwong Bulk wine, Spirits, Trends, Uncategorized, Wine

The International Bulk Wine & Spirits Show (IBWSS) kicked off in San Francisco on July 26 with a packed exhibition hall and a keynote address from Bobby Koch, President and CEO of the Wine Institute. That led to a full day of presentations, workshops and master classes from some of the top names in the bulk wine and spirits industry.