Last week, I had a customer pose an interesting question (although, at this point in the coronavirus scheiße-show, any question that isn’t, “Where’s your cold
Category: WSET
Organic Wines: Panacea or Placebo?
Entirely too early this morning, as I was scrolling through Twitter trying to find the motivation to get moving on the day, I came across
St. Patrick’s Day: Green Wine Alternatives to Beer
I’ve never been much of a St. Patrick’s Day fan. As a kid, I would always forget to wear green and inevitably someone would pinch
Some of that Muskrat Wine
Part of my job in the retail wine industry is to translate what people say into what they actually mean. Sometimes it’s funny, sometimes frustrating,
Some Somm Bling
It’s almost impossible to buy me a wine-related gift. Or so I’ve been told. I’m pretty sure I own every wine cork/bottle/barrel tchotchke there is.
WSET Diploma Unit 3 — Tips and Advice
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
The Armchair Sommelier 