Our Regional Correspondents
![Tony Aspler](../images/editors/taspler_sm.jpg)
Tony, the long-time champion of Canadian wines, covers Ontario and its various appellations.
![Dan Berger](../images/editors/DanBerger[sm].jpg)
Dan, based in the heart of Sonoma, monitors the pulse of the Russian River and Sonoma Valley.
![Laurie Daniel](../images/editors/Laurie-Daniel-sm.jpg)
Laurie's beat emcompasses the diverse micro-climates and AVAs of Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and San Benito Counties.
![Jean Deitz Sexton](../images/editors/Jean-Sexton-sm.jpg)
Jean reports on the Sierra Foothills and the adventurous frontier approach of the region’s wineries.
![Barbara Ensrud](../images/editors/Barbara-Ensrud[sm].jpg)
Based in Durham, Barbara keeps a close eye on the developments in the North Carolina industry.
![Alan Goldfarb](../images/editors/Goldfarb-new[sm].jpg)
Based in St Helena, Alan’s Napa Valley beat is a bit like covering Catholicism from the Vatican.
![Eleanor & Ray Heald](../images/editors/Heald-photo-sm.jpg)
Guiding America’s discovery of the outstanding and distinctive wines of Michigan.
![Roger King](../images/editors/41625_681596039_2343_q.jpg)
Roger King continues as a wine grower while managing duties as President of Appellation America
![Michael Lasky](../images/editors/michael-lasky-sm.jpg)
Michael Lasky, an award-winning, 30-year-plus journalism veteran, is Appellation America's Managing Editor.
![Gregory McCluney](../images/editors/greg-McCluney-sm.jpg)
From his home base in Atlanta, GA, Greg covers the winegrowing scene of the Southeast states.
![Laura Ness](../images/editors/LauraNess[sm].jpg)
Laura reports on the wine industries of the Santa Cruz Mountains and Livermore Valley AVAs.
![Tim Pingelton](../images/editors/TimPingelton[sm].jpg)
Tim’s Ozark beat covers the historic and re-emerging appellations of Arkansas and Missouri.
![Dennis Schaefer](../images/editors/Dennis-Schaefer-sm.jpg)
Dennis covers Santa Barbara County and its three AVAs – Santas Maria, Rita, and Ynez.
![John Schreiner](../images/editors/schreiner[sm].jpg)
Nobody knows BC wine like John, who reports on the latest from Canada’s west coast appellations.
![Clark Smith](../images/editors/Clark-chalk[th].jpg)
Clark is Appellation America’s Enology Columnist and Director of the Best-of-Appellation™ Evaluation Program.
![Lenn Thompson](../images/editors/LennThompson2[sm].jpg)
Lenn’s passion for New York spills onto the pages of his Long Island and Hudson River beat.