Christina PickardJan 21, 20166 minExploring Piedmont Part 2: MonferratoThe following article originally appeared on Palate Press in 2014 In this series, we take a look at three of Piedmont’s most fascinating...
Christina PickardSep 3, 20155 minPiedmont Part 1: Barolo – Beyond the Big NamesThe following article originally appeared on Palate Press in early 2014 In this series, we take a look at three of the most fascinating...
Christina PickardDec 1, 201412 minBiodynamic BordeauxBiodynamic Bordeaux: the lost article I wrote this piece over a year and a half ago as commissioned by a popular online foodie...
Christina PickardJun 23, 201411 minWild WestThis feature first appeared in Gourmet Traveller Wine‘s April/May 2014 issue. Read it here in its full form: You’ll find them down dirt...
Christina PickardMar 26, 20142 minThe Pope’s VineyardThis article first appeared in Gourmet Traveller Wine‘s October/November 2013 issue. Read it here in its full form: As our van lugs its...
Christina PickardMar 26, 20143 minLunar Tunes: the wonders of SantoriniThis article first appeared in the January/February issue of Imbibe Magazine UK. Read it here in its uncut form: Few regions in the wine...
Christina PickardFeb 25, 20149 minRootstock Sydney 2014: thoughtsWhen something works well the first time, repeating it isn’t an easy feat. The follow up album after a band’s massively successful first...
Christina PickardDec 20, 20131 minThe Crush Podcast Episode 63: The Jolly Holiday SpecialThe Crush Podcast is back with a holiday special! My trusty cohost Whitney and I are talking holiday parties, cocktails, wine wish lists,...
Christina PickardSep 9, 20137 minNatural Australia: The changing face of Aussie wineThis piece was originally written for Les Caves de Pyrene’s blog Earlier this year, about a three weeks into my new life in Perth,...
Christina PickardAug 14, 20137 minAC…A OK: The Rhone’s newest AppellationThis article was originally published in Imbibe Magazine. It has been reprinted it here in its original full length form It’s a daunting...
Christina PickardJun 24, 20135 minThe Gastronomy of PerthThe second post to appear in my Down Under Series for Harpers Wine & Spirit, written in February 2013: The first thing one notices...
Christina PickardJun 20, 20132 minThere’s a dinosaur in my gardenI’m jumping order a bit here, but this is the first post to appear on Harpers Wine & Spirit, a sort of intro for my Down Under Series,...
Christina PickardJun 13, 20136 minThere’s Something Wrong with my PalateThe following first appeared on Harpers Wine & Spirit site: Being a new arrival in an industry, let alone a country, can be an isolating...
Christina PickardMay 16, 20133 minA Q&A with Alvaro EspinozaThis piece first appeared on the website of Harpers Wine & Spirit: Alvaro Espinoza in the shadows, London In a country where the majority...
Christina PickardApr 10, 20134 minNew York State of Wine*This piece originally appeared in Harpers Wine & Spirit magazine Why all this buzz recently about New York wines? Simply put, because...
Christina PickardApr 1, 20131 minEpisode 61: The Middle MenHere it is folks. Episode 61 comin’ at ya. Whitney has just returned from a trip to New Orleans, the lucky b*tch, and she’s making...
Christina PickardMar 17, 20131 minEpisode 60: Get Your Swirl OnSo we’ve made it to 60. Heck ya. And it’s a big week for me, because not only is it The Crush’s 60th birthday, it’s also my dad’s. And my...
Christina PickardMar 15, 201311 minNatural: The Wine BanditsThis is an article I wrote on natural wines for the Honest Cooking iPad magazine, a consumer publication mainly for foodies. If you have...
Christina PickardMar 8, 20133 minSounding TerroirRecently I had the very good fortune to attend Rootstock Sydney, Australia’s inaugural ‘Sustainable and Artisan Wine and Food Festival’....
Christina PickardMar 3, 20131 minEpisode 59: Bladder ControlDon’t panic. We haven’t turned The Crush Podcast into an advertisement for adult nappies (aka diapers). We’re talking about wine...