“Well, I do have my veterinarian degree, so I can give the stitches!” It’s 1:30 a.m. and I’m standing in the emergency room outside of...

The age-old adage that you should find something you love and make it your job didn’t really click for me when I was growing up in a dry...

"Let me tell you something Porter, this is the stupidest thing you've done in a long time, and you've done some stupid shit!" The voice...

Yesterday at Houston’s first in-person trade tasting since the pandemic began, a young court-track sommelier told me the story of one of...

“Oh what a difference a year makes!” If I hear this quote or the word “pivot” one more time someone is getting punched in the mask! I...

“Chug, chug, chug”, I screamed at the top of my lungs at the Ritz Carlton in Naples, Florida. “You got this Miller, finish the job man”!...

“And then I walked into prison with a bag full of knives!” says the man grinning. As I spray Bourbon across the room in disbelief, I...

We’d just finished a week of exuberance on one of my wine tours from Piedmont to Verona across north Italy. Housing in 5 star ancient...

Musings on the Subjectivity of Enjoying Wine Inspired by an Intimate Tour of the Willamette Valley BY DOUGLAS J. CUMMINGS, JR., ESQUIRE...

Heath Porter, a sommelier’s sommelier and one of the smartest, nicest, and funniest people in the trade