No, my real name isn’t Vinogirl. I don’t leap high vineyards in a single bound! My name is Therese Pope and I’m a freelance writer from northern California and a long-time fan of the grape. I love drinking it, collecting it, tasting it, buying it, learning about it and writing about VINO! I love all things wine and will do my best to share my knowledge about some of the best wines hidden here in northern California and around the world. So what are my favorite wines? I’m partial to my red wines but am officially hooked on Viognier and the white wines are winning over my palate. Of course, I love California wine since I live in California but there are many fabulous wines worldwide (Australia, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, etc). I’m just a girl who loves my vino 
Nice blog. I am just learning about wine.
Hey Therese great job on the blog! Its a hip and casual approach to a usually really stuffy crowd and subject. Keep up the great work!. By the way have you dabbled in any of Sicily’s shiraz? (Nero D’avola as they call it, theres some great up and coming wines coming from Sicily our motherland) I really look forward to the next few years of production coming from there…. DC Toronto Canada.