Story and Column Writing
I have written news stories, personality profiles, features and regular columns for a number of Upstate publications, including atHome in the Upstate magazine, The Greenville News, the Tribune-Times, Upstate Parent, TALK Greenville and Destination Downtown. My writing has also been published in other Gannett publications nationwide.
What to Drink Now
My currently active wine column, “What to Drink Now,” appears in atHome in the Upstate magazine; here are two recent stories:
Other publications
Below are a number of other articles I have written. Click the links to read more of the stories.
Myron Mixon checks a batch of chicken during during the Sunday Brunch: Fired Up! event at Euphoria. PHOTO: Pete Martin
Barbecue champion Myron Mixon finds passion in the pit
Published Sept. 30, 2016
The Greenville News
Myron Mixon’s plate is full, and not just with barbecue.
Although he is perhaps best known to the American public from the Destination America reality television show “BBQ Pitmasters,” Mixon is also the author of three books, chief cook of the Jack’s Old South competition barbecue team and mayor of his hometown, Unadilla, Georgia, about 30 miles south of Macon.
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An artist’s rendering of the proposed Equus Club at Lake Keowee clubhouse. PHOTO: Equus Club
Wine-focused country club taking shape
Published Jan. 24, 2016
The Greenville News
As the chief executive officer of a wine-centric California ad agency, Russ Gardiner had opportunities to experience firsthand how wine is made. In that former life, Gardiner walked through vineyards, participated in harvests, met winemakers and spent time in cold, dimly lit wine cellars. Now, he wants to bring those experiences to regional wine lovers.
The new Upstate Parent website was designed with busy families in mind. PHOTO: Thinkstock
Say hello to the new UpstateParent.com
November 2015 Editor’s Note
Upstate Parent magazine
Today, we will birth our new baby. OK, not literally — no one on the Upstate Parent team is expecting as far as I know — but to us it kind of feels that way. It’s not a boy or a girl. At 3 p.m. today, Oct. 20, 2015, the new Upstate Parent website goes live, and we’re more than a little excited. We think you will be too, for several reasons.
Aurélie Bertin, owner and manager of Chateau Sainte Roseline, holds a bottle of Lamp de Meduse rosé wine. PHOTO: Pete Martin
The right rosé could be the perfect wine for your next meal
Published April 26, 2016
The Greenville News
If you find the idea of drinking rosé wine unappealing, it might be time to change the way you think about rosé. Just because a wine is pink or salmon colored doesn’t mean it has to be cloyingly sweet, unsophisticated and one-dimensional. A recent tasting of three wines from Chateau Sainte Roseline proved that a well-made rosé is a wine worthy of consideration.