The Whimsical World of Fungi-Foraging Winemakers

It’s morel season, and your vintner is out in the woods. Meet some of America’s mushroom-obsessed winemakers in this story for Wine Enthusiast magazine.

What To Do When Your Winemaker Hands You A Random Mushroom in Uruguay

Earlier this month, I had the luxury of spending a week in Uruguay, exploring the country’s wines. Bounded by Brazil and Argentina, the Atlantic Ocean and the Uruguay River, this small South American country is big on flavor. Despite it’s relatively flat terrain—the tallest hill is roughly 1,600 feet high—the wines I tasted we remarkably …