I generally don’t buy a bottle of wine because I like the label, but sometimes rules are meant to be broken (I hope my kids don’t read this). This exception is for gift-giving, if a wine’s name or label appropriately fits the recipient.

The Second Annual Wine Bloggers' Conference that I attended last weekend in the Sonoma and Napa regions of California involved countless wine tastings, gobs of food, fascinating people, dynamic presentations, and gorgeous vistas. It’s a tough job but somebody had to do it.