Winelights - Sip Wines

Inspire Moore Winery: They dreamed a dream of wine, and then made it come true

Diane Sparks-Moore, Co-Founder Nathaniel Moore, Winemaker Tim Moore, in memoriam“Doing good holds the power to transform us on the inside, and then ripple out in ever-expanding circles that positively impact the world at large.” - Shari Arison It’s a concept as old as time: the notion that whatever

May 06, 2021 - 6 min read

Gonzales Wine Company: One Indecisive Libra and Many Unsung Heroes

A Sip Wines "Winelight"Cristina Gonzales, Founder, Owner, & Winemaker If there are silver linings to be found in the Covid-19 pandemic, one of them is the recognition—long overdue—of the MANY essential workers in this country. Most of these people aren’t working the flashy, fancy, highly paid

April 23, 2021 - 7 min read

Topel and Orsa Wines

A Sip Wines "Winelight"Martin Bernal-Hafner, Winemaker Roger Peng, Business savvy “Once you pop, the fun don’t stop!” I have to give the Pringles folks some credit: in a sea of advertising slogans with varying degrees of accuracy, theirs is dead-on. I don’t say that lightly; with respect

February 28, 2021 - 7 min read

Anaba Wines: Where the answer was blowing in the wind all along

A Sip Wines "Winelight" John Sweazey & John Michael Sweazey, founders and proprietors The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind… I’ll be honest, I’ve never quite understood the appeal of Bob Dylan as a singer. And it’s not because I don’t appreciate music from

February 24, 2021 - 7 min read

Land, vine, wine, and intention: Keeler Estate Vineyard

A Sip Wines "Winelight"Craig and Gabriele Keeler, Founders & OwnersMeet Craig and Gabriele Keeler, founders and owners of Keeler Estate Vineyard (along with their daughter Beatrice, pictured in the photo above). The Keelers are one of our biodynamic winery partners at Sip Wines, and because biodynamic farming is still

February 12, 2021 - 7 min read

Billsboro Winery

A Sip Wines “Winelight” Vinny and Kim Aliperti Surely at some point in adulthood, we’ve all enjoyed a version of the classic game: “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” Right? Please tell me y’all know what I’m talking about. It’s a fun version of the “six degrees

January 28, 2021 - 9 min read

The peanut butter to her jelly, the Vaughn to his Duffy

A Sip Wines "Winelight" Matt Duffy and Sara Vaughn Valentine’s Day is still a month away, but if you’re brave enough to set foot in a store right now (or if you just need a quick fix from your happy place, which for me is Target), you’d

January 15, 2021 - 7 min read

Medlock Ames

A Sip Wines "Winelight" Ames Morison and Chris Medlock James Oh hey, it’s 2021! I would say something more celebratory, but I’m taking the following meme quite seriously at the moment: Still, I’m kind of a sucker for making new year’s resolutions, and this year it

January 06, 2021 - 6 min read

Waits-Mast Family Cellars

A Sip Wines “Winelight” Brian Mast & Jennifer Waits, Owners/Vintners Shalini Sekhar, Winemaker Not long after I started blogging for Sip Wines, I had the pleasure of speaking with Brian Mast and Jennifer Waits, the owners of Waits-Mast Family Cellars. Without giving too much away up front, I left

December 09, 2020 - 6 min read