Oenologist The People of Wine

On the Creation of Coffee, Wine, and Tea Labels for Modern Appreciation
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PART ONE – THE SOUL OF THE GRAPHIC DESIGNER IN THE 21st CENTURY
A word to professional graphic artists in this second decade of our 21st Century… (and likewise to you who are novices in apprenticeage to become graphic artists come the day when a patron realizes your talent and skill)… I truly hope that in reading my treatise you will come to understand, with some degree of shock, to which degree this terrain upon which you have wandered and placed your hopes of a life’s vocation, is a place both highly honorable, and highly ridiculous.
Above: Wine designed by Roman Payne
The title of ‘Graphic Artist’ in this century can be looked upon as a permit to stroll unencumbered through a rather strange garden—a place that will enchant you with all the delights of Eden, as it forces … [Full Article]

While on the search for the most talented and publicly renowned “People of Wine,” the editors of Oenologist.com were enjoying a particularly beautiful, blue-sky day on the Istrian Peninsula of Croatia.  Once again, we were joined by the very knowledgeable Agnieszka Grunwald Petrović of Istria Wine Tours.
Of course, in Croatia, most conversations with wine experts eventually include the global story of Zinfandel (a grape variety that is native to this country) and Croatia’s favorite winemaker – Miljenko “Mike” Grgich – now a resident of California’s Napa Valley, and a Vintners Hall of Fame Inductee.  Zinfandel, also called Tribidrag and Crljenak/Pribidrag in Croatia, and Primitivo in Italy, found its beginnings on Dalmatian islands near Split, Croatia as early as the Fifth century BC.
 “Mike’s life story is so intertwined with Zinfandel that a documentary on the origins of this Croatian-born grape featured his contributions. Filmed by Croatian National Television, “Dossier … [Full Article]

By. Dr. Elinor Garely, Editor-in- Chief, TourismExecutives.com
Harriet Lembeck: Dean and Pioneer Wine and Spirits Education and Tourism
Wine is more than grapes, terroir, weather, science and luck. If it were, wines would be made in a laboratory and not on the hills and dales of villages and communities around the world. Because the production of wine is complex and the resulting beverage is more than “something to drink,” consumers are taking the educational route to  understanding what is in their glass and simultaneously increasing their wine consumption.
We frequently take the growing interest in wine for granted; however, if we stepped back a few decades and looked at wine consumption in 1984, we would find an entirely different wine drinking environment. According to the Wine Institute (wineinstitute.org), in 1984 Americans were consuming 555 million gallons of wine; in 2015 we were drinking 913 million gallons of wine.
One of the reasons we have a heightened knowledge, appreciation and love of … [Full Article]