
Living in an Unscented World
I’m a smeller. I smell everything. All the time. I evaluate/buy everything based on how it smells. Shampoo, laundry detergent, deodorant, lotion, eye cream (who
I’m a smeller. I smell everything. All the time. I evaluate/buy everything based on how it smells. Shampoo, laundry detergent, deodorant, lotion, eye cream (who
Damn. It’s been a while since I’ve done a Wine, Words & Wednesday post. I’ve been thinking about the Founding Fathers a lot this past
Last week, a customer came into the store asking, very specifically, for the RESERVE Kendall Jackson Chardonnay. Not their regular one. The RESERVE. When I
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
The retail shelves are flooded with bubbly choices this time of year — everything from Cook’s to Krug. And I get this question several times
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,
Several folks asked me if I would put together some tips and advice for the WSET Diploma Unit 3 Exam (aka the Mother-of-all-Exams). That exam
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
My WSET Diploma Marathon Earlier this week, my wine friend, Jill Barth, mentioned me in her wonderful article for Wine Enthusiast magazine about the various paths available to
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?
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