LIMITED EDITION WINE DRAWING PRINTS

The wine drawings, and my love for wine overall, started with wine tastings I had in Marin — and there were lots of wine tastings in Marin County. Many industry players would stop into the cellars as they made their way north to say hi to Michael. I met a young woman wine broker, who later became a friend. One day she asked me if I wanted to go to the Kapalua Bay Wine symposium on Maui. “….uh yeah I wouldn’t miss that for anything”. They had wine experts, estate owners, wine makers, and educators— and a few people like me. That was where I met Alan Young. Alan was the president and founder of the International Win Academy based in Napa, California. He discovered I was an artist and championed me to do the wine academy logo for him in exchange for a cellarmasters and viticulture diploma; a 10 day, all-intensive class. Afterwards he asked if I was interested in illustrating his book on Pinot Noir, which entailed a trip to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and France. The wine drawings were born on this journey through Europe and help illustrate parts of the trip.