CURRENT MISSION

To make three 2015 Rieslings in three distinct styles

ABOUT ME

Husband, father, cat-dog-fish parent, professional winemaker, road bike cyclist/commuter (8000 km/yr), cook,tomato lover/grower,NYTimes, New Yorker, wineterroirs.com,
Marcel Proust

PHILOSOPHY

Much of the unfathomable (life's persistent questions) may be discerned while pondering the cosmic nature of a great glass of Riesling

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far I've only hosted twice: a really nice French cyclist named Benoit Versace and a wonderful couple from Karlsruhe, Lene and Philip who stayed three nights. I've only surfed once so far with CoVan and family in SE Portland. Fantastic. I'm hoping to do more of both soon. Michiko likes hosting but she hasn't surfed yet.

Interests

All things wine, cycling instead of driving, growing tomatoes and leeks, NY Times, New Yorker, cycling in Europe, watching the cows next door (Hereford)

• cats
• dogs
• fish
• cooking
• wine
• shopping
• traveling
• cycling
• fishing

Music, Movies, and Books

Monteverdi to Poulenc, Bel Canto, Blues, Blue Grass
Jane Smiley, Ian Frazier, Malcolm Gladwell, Phil Caputo,
Quartet, Un Couer en Hiver, Silver Lining, Amour.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Made a lot of really good wine over 17 yrs

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to teach cycling (commuting,touring, grocery shopping, how to avoid driving) and bike repair/ maintenance, wine appreciation, wine travel, even wine making.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook. I usually have wine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland