In honor of his birthday on May 19 I am appointing Michael H. Morrell, physician, navigator and cheap wine specialist, as my Senior Research Assistant for that day.

Here is a photo of Michael hard at work during our visit to Domaine Drouhin Oregon in August 2007.

You can read about Michael, his wife Nancy and his wine fieldwork experiences in “Old World meets New World in Oregon.”

Congratulations and Happy Birthday, Michael. Keep up the good work.