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Sagrantino: Your Clutch Player Of 2020.
This year has been a test of endurance and faith (at least for me). And now, here we are in the "embers": (September, October, November,...
Sep 21, 20202 min read
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Traveling In The Time Of CORONA.
If everything that is good lasted forever, would we really appreciate it? Probably not, and one of my reasons for loving wine. Though...
Aug 24, 20202 min read
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Don't like pouring money down the drain? Wine Storage. It matters.
A friend of mine had been “saving “a few special bottles since the 1990’s to open on a grand occasion. In the summer of 2009 she decided...
Aug 2, 20193 min read
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A “Seal” Of Approval. Cork Or Screw Cap?
We all have made snap judgments based on appearance. That’s just human nature. So it’s not surprising that many of us shop for wine but...
May 8, 20192 min read
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Food & Wine Pairings. What’s The Big Deal?
Why are you friends with the people you are friends with? Stay with me here. I promise this is related to wine. You might have a friend...
May 1, 20193 min read
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Buying wine. Simplified.
How many people can relate to the following scenario? You are shopping in your wine store and you feel anxious. You know the salesperson...
Apr 18, 20192 min read
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The weather’s so bright, you gotta drink shades.
I am going to be super subtle about my feelings for rosé: It should be in your glass 365 days a year. You should drink it from a bottle,...
Apr 11, 20192 min read
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Vintage. It's not what you think.
I am not talking about my grandmother's clothes (pictured left) or a very cool 1950’s Ford Thunderbird. In the world of wine, vintage has...
Mar 23, 20192 min read
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Old World versus New World. How wines are labeled.
Old World wines are wines made in Europe, the places that have been making wine the longest (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, etc.). These...
Mar 17, 20192 min read
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Location, location, location. Understanding Terroir.
Terroir. Have you have seen this word before? Maybe in a wine review or on a wine list? It sounds fancy but stay with me because...
Mar 14, 20192 min read
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Keeping an open mind. How wine is like dating.
In a recent class, I was pouring a sauvignon blanc for high level executives and as I came to one gentleman, he crossed his arms and...
Mar 11, 20192 min read
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Welcome! Corks out, glasses up!
I'll begin with this: There is nothing I can say about wine that has not already been said by a bazillion other people. But stay with me...
Mar 8, 20192 min read
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