Winery Clubs & Allocations: The Enemy of Variety
Over the past few years, I’ve slowly broken up with all but two of my winery clubs and mailing list allocations. The juice isn’t worth
Over the past few years, I’ve slowly broken up with all but two of my winery clubs and mailing list allocations. The juice isn’t worth
Little Boxes One of the things I didn’t anticipate about working in wine retail is losing touch with the stories behind an extraordinary bottle of
Christmas is a lot of work. There, I said it. As a kid, Christmas just magically happens. But, once you cross the threshold into adulthood,
Results for WSET Diploma Unit 3 were released last week, and I am both pleased and profoundly relieved to report that I passed both sections (theory
Quick. Off the top of your head, name five things that you associate with Arizona. I’ll go first: CactusThe Grand CanyonRattlesnakesTurquoiseI said cactus already, right?
One of the perks of being a professional wine student (that’s what I’m calling myself these days) is that I occasionally get some wine samples
There are two kinds of sparkling wine in this world. Champagne and Not-Champagne. Only Champagne is Champagne. Flashback: There was a time in my life (back in
My latest Virginia winery field trip brought me to The Barns at Hamilton Station, located in tiny Hamilton, Virgnia, just ten miles west of Leesburg. The
Silverado Vineyards, circa 2006 My first experience with Silverado Vineyards (call it 20-ish years ago) was part happenstance, part emergency. My husband and I were
If you asked me to pick my favorite white wine, I wouldn’t have to think about it. Riesling. But not that sweet, bulk Riesling that
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