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Michael Woodsmall
Michael Woodsmall
Michael Woodsmall is a Tokyo-born, Kansas-raised writer and editor based out of Santa Monica, California. Cutting his teeth through consulting on a number of editorial startups and a handful of apps, he previously served as Managing Editor of The New York Observer and Co-Creator of men's lifestyle site Supercompressor. He is now a Contributing Editor to The Inertia, a digital surf publication. His interest in wine culture found legs with a two week trip to Argentina where he visited bodegas in Mendoza Valley and around Patagonia — and he looks forward to more oeno-ventures in the years and decades to come.
February 18, 2018
"In surf, sometimes I ride a long board and sometimes I ride a short board. It is the same with wine — I feel like I have at least enough experience to be able to go out and pursue different styles without feeling like I'm being didactic."
June 27, 2015A conversation surrounding wine and barbecue in the context of a childhood growing up in Kansas City wouldn't be complete without a quick tour of the best it has to offer.
June 27, 2015Chew on these words of wisdom to make sure that the truth tastes great.
June 27, 2015Barbecue transcends meats and rubs and sauces and styles. It elicits a truly visceral response that speaks to family and friends and a fullness that is greater than how much you ate. So on and so on. And so it goes with wine.
May 07, 2015"You know what I do more than anything else? I just spread the word about the grape... To be part of that proletariat movement is really where things get done."
October 10, 2014"I suppose the main one is that the wine industry loves tradition and thus change is scary," Bieler says. "It’s just a vessle — keg, bottle or other — so we have to educate as to what the advantages are."
September 16, 2014Wait a minute. Three red-blooded, meat-eatin' states in the Midwest are the only ones to prefer white to red? C'mon Kansas! Get it together!
September 02, 2014And it's a (relatively) good deal! The restaurant/diner chain better known for its Grand Slam breakfast and $2 to $6 value menu has found itself in the lap of luxury and boy, oh, boy is it drinking the koolaid.
August 24, 2014Downtown took a brunt of the tremors.
