
Amy Beth Wright
Freelance Travel Writer and Journalist at Freelance
Creative nonfiction writer & food, wine, and travel journalist. Prof. @SUNY_Purchase ✍️@CatapultStory @wineenthusiast @fodors et al. Edits @ParksandPoints
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2 weeks ago |
wineenthusiast.com | Amy Wright |Amy Beth Wright
The massive “Halter Ranch” sign along U.S. 290 in Fredericksburg, Texas, didn’t ease the way with wary locals. Halter Ranch, a Paso Robles winery, opened its Texas tasting room in April of 2024. Laurie Ware, a columnist for Texas Wine Lover, lamented last spring that the sign represented “one more winery with roots elsewhere” opening shop where local winemakers have steadily built a consumer market since the 2000s. Halter Ranch is just one example.
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Jan 8, 2025 |
wineenthusiast.com | Amy Beth Wright
Legend has it that the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac were determined by a race hosted by the Jade Emperor (or the Buddha, depending on the accounting) more than 1,000 years ago. This Lunar New Year, starting on January 29, marks the Year of the Wood Snake.
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Sep 24, 2024 |
wineenthusiast.com | Amy Beth Wright
Co Dinn, owner and winemaker at Co Dinn Cellars in Sunnyside, Washington, can condense 15 million years of geologic history into a five-minute lesson: 15 million years ago, a hotspot—the same one pulsing beneath Yellowstone National Park—created fissures in the earth. Lava poured across eastern Washington, leaving behind basalt rock and the sprawling, flat Columbia River Basin.
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Aug 26, 2024 |
wineenthusiast.com | Amy Beth Wright
When you buy something through our link, we may earn a small commission. Wine Enthusiast does not accept money for editorial wine reviews. Read more about our policy. Lenoir is a grape of many names: Black Spanish, Black El Paso, Black July, Blue French, Cigar Box, Favorite, Jacquez, Sherry of the South—and the list goes on, hinging on growing region as well as reflecting subtle genetic differences.
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Aug 16, 2024 |
styleblueprint.com | Amy Beth Wright
Share with your friends!FacebookPinterestLinkedInFlipboardRedditIf your visual go-to of Daytona Beach dates back to MTV’s famous (infamous?) reality series, Spring Break, it’s time to revise that mental image. While and spring break both draw energetic crowds, the Daytona Beach region – a 23-mile shoreline stretch of lovely towns and historic neighborhoods — is a complex, charming, tranquil destination that’s worth a trip.
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I'm honored and excited to have received this fellowship from the Washington State Wine Commission and I look forward to a deep dive into Washington's wine industry this year! https://t.co/U0Ao5h6ppA

New work! Much reporting went into this story about upholding authenticity in local wine regions--so glad to see it post today: https://t.co/oOrlcm9nyM

Painfully accurate. https://t.co/0aPLJHFPv1