Aperitifs & Digestifs – The Armchair Sommelier

WSET Spirits Takeaways (17 of Them)

June 28, 2018 Kirsten Georgi

My WSET Diploma Spirits exam is officially in the books. Five exams down, ONE to go!! But, my remaining unit is the BIG one —

WSET Spirits Class (Week 2): The Good, the Bad, and the Undrinkable

April 15, 2018 Kirsten Georgi

This was Week 2 of my WSET Spirits class. We talked about brandy and bitters, and officially entered the realm of the obscure. Bitters are

Wine, Words & Wednesday, No. 79

December 23, 2015 Kirsten Georgi

Today’s words come to us from America’s first President, George Washington. I grew up just a stone’s throw from Mount Vernon, George’s home and estate.

MWWC #14: A Digestif Tradition (aka, someone please put out the fire in my esophagus) *

January 25, 2015 Kirsten Georgi

“The human soul can always use a new tradition. Sometimes we require them.” (Pat Conroy, The Lords of Discipline). My husband’s grandfather lives in a small

Vin Nouveau: La Première Partie

July 25, 2014 Kirsten Georgi

This is part one in a four-part series of new-to-me French wine regions, brought to you by the Tour de France. Now that the World

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