March snow makes me a little a lot cranky. When you flip the calendar to March, snow should be verboten (I know, I know — my German is showing). And
When we started our little wine club (Carpe Vinum) 6 years ago, we chose a very broad, passport approach to wine study — France, Italy, Spain, Australia, etc. But
The site of the 27th #VAWineChat – Rappahannock’s new barrel room. Live from Rappahannock Cellars . . . it’s the 27th edition of the Virginia Wine
At my age, one must ration one’s excitement. When I grow up, I want to be the Dowager Countess of Grantham. Oh, how I’ve missed her. But
Carpe Vinum Christmas is always one of my favorite Carpe Vinum meetings of the year. Great friends, great wine, great food . . . and presents! Our
My latest Adventure in Virginia Wineries brought me to Potomac Point Winery in Stafford, Virginia. I first visited Potomac Point seven years ago, right after it opened. A
Last month, the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance invited me to participate in the Finger Lakes Riesling Launch (an online conversation with dozens of wine producers and hundreds
Mondavi, circa 2006. Our question for this month’s Carpe Vinum was this: Can you taste a difference between Napa Valley sub-appellations? (My background post on Napa Valley and
He’s just a big teddy bear . . . Italian wine intimidates me. Not in the same way Michael Corleone intimidates me, but it’s daunting,
Every bottle of wine is an opportunity to learn something. Recently, I had the opportunity to taste three wines from the inaugural release of House Swine
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