John Capone

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Managing Editor at Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Probably on deadline. Wine Enthusiast Magazine managing editor. Taco enthusiast. Ordained minister. Unironic Hall and Oats fan.

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Articles

Searching for Rosa Chardonnay

1 month ago | wineenthusiast.com | John Capone

You can’t help but become captivated when someone mentions Rosa Chardonnay, an enigmatic grape also sometimes called Chardonnay Rose (like the flower), the naming of which has nothing to do with rosé (though it could make one). An ultra-rare mutation of Chardonnay with pink skins, it is stubbornly resistant to googling (and also likely bunch rot and botrytis). The path to tracking down its provenance and plantings outside France is considerably more book-based.
Is a Neo-Prohibitionist Agenda Shaping Alcohol Policy in Oregon?

Jan 22, 2025 | wineenthusiast.com | John Capone

For more than a year now, Wine Enthusiast Writer-at-Large Michael Alberty has been tracking a story about the Oregon Health Authority and some questionable PSAs it ran at the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024. At that time, the spots—running widely in Oregon—seemed at the very least heavy-handed and ponderous. At the worst, they indicated a growing influence of out-of-state lobbying groups bent on shaping Oregon’s health policy.
Make It a Green Christmas with a Cannabis-Infused Margarita

Oct 29, 2024 | wineenthusiast.com | John Capone

Jamie Evans is the author of four cookbooks about using, eating and drinking cannabis. In her latest, High Times: Cannabis Cocktails: Seasonal Sips & High Teas for Every Occasion, she explores the way we partake throughout the year. I had a lot of fun with the winter chapter,” says Herb Somm Jamie Evans.
‘My Goal in Everything I Do Is to Bring People Together to Share,’ Says Jean-Charles Boisset, President, The Boisset Collection, Person of the Year | Wine Enthusiast’s 2024 Wine Star Awards

Oct 17, 2024 | wineenthusiast.com | John Capone

Long a diligent student of history, Jean-Charles Boisset seems destined to become a part of it in California. When he was just 10 years old, Jean-Charles Boisset visited coastal California from his native Burgundy with his grandparents and toured the Spanish Missions from Monterey to Sonoma. The history he learned about must have left quite an impression on him. So much so, that he seems now destined to become a part of it.
MJ Towler (a.k.a. @BlackWineGuy) Takes Over the Wine Enthusiast Podcast

Sep 4, 2024 | wineenthusiast.com | John Capone

Back when we were working on the New York City Issue of Wine Enthusiast, we started to think of it as what would happen if you threw a big wine party in the Big Apple. We asked, “Who would be there?” The team ran through a short list of New Yorkers who’d made a mark in wine or were known for their affinity or influence on it.
Rex Pickett on the Making of ‘Sideways,’ 20 Years Later

Apr 3, 2024 | wineenthusiast.com | John Capone

The real life of Sideways author Rex Pickett wasn’t that far off from his book’s main character, Miles Raymond, who is his alter ego. Both were underappreciated writers in the throes of a mid-life crisis. Like Raymond, played by Paul Giamatti in director Alexander Payne’s Oscar-winning film adaptation, Pickett was an unpublished author trying to scrape by in Los Angeles when he wrote a short story that blossomed into a manuscript.
Rex Pickett and the Church of Pinot

Mar 25, 2024 | wineenthusiast.com | John Capone

When Rex Pickett got the word that Alexander Payne, fresh off the box-office success of Election, was optioning his unpublished novel for his next film, he’d just had his credit card declined for a $6.50 charge at Baja Fresh in Santa Monica. The manuscript about two friends floundering through wine country that landed on Payne’s desk would become Sideways.
Coffee Terroir: Beans Cultivated in Volcanic Soil Yield Surprising, Complex Brews

Feb 13, 2024 | wineenthusiast.com | John Capone

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. When we talk about coffee beans grown in volcanic soil, we conjure an entire set of almost primordial growing conditions: mineral-rich, rocky terrain set at high altitude, the peak shrouded in mist and regular heavy rainfall.
Culture: ‘The Problem I Was Solving Was Making Wine Approachable,’ Says Sarah Pierre, Proprietor, 3 Parks Wine Shop, Retailer of the Year | 2023 Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Awards | Wine Enthusiast

Nov 7, 2023 | wineenthusiast.com | John Capone

One of the things Sarah Pierre, proprietor of 3 Parks Wine Shop in Atlanta, learned from years in the restaurant industry was never to say no to a customer. If that meant sending someone to run down the street to buy theater tickets so a dallying diner wouldn’t miss their show or running to the supermarket to grab an ingredient that would delight a guest, Pierre did it. When she opened 3 Parks in 2013 with a determination to do things differently, she brought this ethos.
Culture: ‘The Problem I Was Solving Was Making Wine Approachable,’ Says Sarah Pierre, Proprietor, 3 Parks Wine Shop, Retailer of the Year | 2023 Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Awards | Wine Enthusiast

Nov 7, 2023 | winemag.com | John Capone

What We're Tasting: Harper's Bench 2020 Riverview Vineyard Pinot Noir (Monterey) Price $33 Points 91 Read More What We're Tasting: Blue Canyon 2022 Estate Sauvignon Blanc (Monterey) Price $15 Points 90 Read More What We're Tasting: District 7 2021 Chardonnay (Monterey) Price $18 Points 90 Read More What We're Tasting: Ryder Estate 2022 Rosé of Pinot Noir (California) Price $15 Points 88 Read More What We're Tasting: Casa Primicia 2017 Julian Madrid Reserva Tempranillo (Rioja) Price $85 Points...