When I was invited to tour the SFMOMA's "How Wine Became Modern" exhibit — which YumSugar visited in November — I wasn't quite sure how relevant it would be to my field of art, design, decorating, and architecture — you know, considering that it's about wine. I thought, "Maybe there'll be some cute tabletop decanters to decorate with." What I expected was a discussion about how wine had Read more

It's hard to imagine an American lifestyle without wine bars and tasting rooms, decanters, boxed wine, and portable glasses, and the now-prominent California wine country. But such was the case less than half a century ago; it's only been in recent decades that wine has developed a complete culture in its own right. "How Wine Became Modern: Design + Wine 1976 to Now" is the first museum Read more