Merrill Gillaspy

Freelance copy editor, portrait painter, and occasional Web writer, Merrill has learned about wine in mainly three ways: by cycling up to tasting-room doors from Sonoma to Santa Barbara; by drinking the stuff every single night—week in, month out, year after year; and by taking part in a wine group, which curiously disbanded soon after the Rhone tasting, when Merrill crammed a wall-sized informational poster down members’ throats. Her boyfriend, Greg, made her move from Oakland to Portland. And, although Merrill misses California and isn’t sure she can cozy up to Oregon’s pinot or to wine-region place names like Umpqua and Chehalem, she’s grateful for their Portland-born Jack Russell mix. Turns out, Stella enjoys chewing wine corks, every night of the week.

Welcome Aboard Merrill!
Clark and Michael

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