Evan Dawson's Blog

I spent five weeks ardently researching this subject, and the result is one of the most comprehensive pieces of my journalistic career. This is an emotional subject, but we tried to remove emotion and look at the facts. Read the full story here.

It's not as obvious as you might think. A lot of buzz about this post, which appeared on the New York Cork Report. Read it here.

As I prepared to become a father for the first time, I spent a lot of time reflecting on my own childhood. It’s easy to assume that life was always easier or better. Sometimes that’s right, sometimes that’s wrong. But when I think about my childhood adventures, I wonder if they’d even be allowed in [...]

As I prepared to become a father for the first time, I spent a lot of time reflecting on my own childhood. It's easy to assume that life was always easier or better. Sometimes that's right, sometimes that's wrong. But when I think about my childhood adventures, I wonder if they'd even be allowed in [...]

It’s amazing to watch a wine grape rise from the dead. That’s happening in northern Italy, where winemakers are reviving a grape long forgotten. We had a chance to taste some of the only Nascetta in the world, while tracing its past. Read the full story here.

It's amazing to watch a wine grape rise from the dead. That's happening in northern Italy, where winemakers are reviving a grape long forgotten. We had a chance to taste some of the only Nascetta in the world, while tracing its past. Read the full story here.

Morgan and I had a fascinating experience in the fogged hills of Piedmont. We joined two grizzled truffle-hunting veterans who spoke no English. We found that a glamour food is only discovered through a dirt-covered, hard-scrabble adventure. Read the full story here.

I am asked constantly about Sam Argetsinger, the grape grower featured in chapter five of Summer in a Glass. "I would LOVE to meet him!" "Will he be attending any events?" "What's he like in person?" You'll have a chance to meet Sam. Wednesday, June 15th from 6-8pm, Sam will join Ravines winemaker Morten Hallgren, [...]

It seems that everyone who reads Summer in a Glass connects most intensely to a different winemaker, grower, or even a particular moment in the book. On Friday, April 8th, the Riverside Convention Center in downtown Rochester attracted nearly 3,000 wine and craft beer fans for Roc City Uncorked. The organizers invited me to have [...]

When I was 17 years old, I collapsed on my driveway after shooting a jump shot. We were playing basketball, like we often did. This time my feet went out from under me when I came down from the shot. My heart was beating so hard that my shirt was shaking wildly. I knew what [...]