History Of Wine

Good Wine is a Necessity of Life For Me (Wine, Words, and Wednesday, No. 137)

Damn. It’s been a while since I’ve done a Wine, Words & Wednesday post. I’ve been thinking about the Founding Fathers ...

Georgian wine vessels Photograph by Mindia Jalabadze, National Museum of Georgia. Today’s words come to us from Dr. Patrick McGovern, Professor ...

I’ve been studying Champagne and sparkling wines for my WSET3 class, so I’ve got bubbles on my brain. Today’s words come to us ...

Today’s words come to us from one of the great female pioneers of Champagne, Lily Bollinger. Madame Bollinger (or Madame Jacques, as ...

Monday was Adolf Hitler’s Birthday. I know this because my teenager came home and announced it — they’ve been studying World War II in ...

I love used bookstores. I go used bookstore-ing (yes, I just made up a verb) the same way others go antiquing. ...

It’s still National Bourbon Heritage Month . . . and I’m not done drinking bourbon observing just yet. This week’s words come from William ...

The other day, my daughter asked if there were any countries playing in the World Cup that were still communist countries. Good ...

My dad travels a lot for his job . . . always has. How much is a lot? Passport control officers ...

Sometimes I add things to my Bucket List after I’ve done them . . . just so I can check them off. Because ...