When he started his winery in 1985, Thomas also set out on a wine writing career. His aim was not to rate wine but to explore its many facets, then report what he found out. He wanted to inform his readers rather than intrude his own wine taste into their lives.
Somewhere along the way, he realized that writing about wine also means writing about food, and so he added that subject to his writing.
He has written for national and local magazines and newspapers and he has published two books. A continuing thread throughout his writing is wine history and wine and food pairing. But as is his way in teaching about wine, Thomas does not confine his writing to one audience. He writes to the consumer and to the wine professional as well.
To the consumer, Thomas writes a weekly and a bi-monthly wine column in two separate newspapers in the Finger Lakes region where he resides. He also has written for consumer oriented national and international magazines as well as for trade periodicals. His stories have covered a wide spectrum of areas connected to wine from how rootstock development takes place in cool grape growing regions to how to deal with a recalcitrant restaurant sommelier when you know there is something wrong with the wine, from how regional wine styles are captured by winemakers to how to pair red wine with seafood, and all subjects in between.
Thomas is available for freelance writing assignments.
You can contact him by clicking this email link.
Thomas Pellechia's articles appear in these online venues:
Thomas Pellechia's articles have appeared in the following publications (to request sample articles, please contact the author):
Decanter
Practical Winery
Vineyard and Winery Management
Washington Wine Style
Wine Enthusiast
The Wine Trader
Wines and Vines
Brandweek
Rochester Magazine
Elmira Star Gazette
Rochester Democrat Chronicle
Ithaca Times
Syracuse NewTimes
Dundee Observer
Slow Food (Snail)
Finger Lakes Wine Gazette
American Wine Society Journal
Modern Food Service News