St. Patrick, the invisible. I’ve never been much of a St. Patrick’s Day fan. As a kid, I would always forget to wear green and
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, but
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.
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
Phylloxera are little assholes. Let’s get that right out of the way. Phylloxera are tiny, nearly translucent-yellow bugs, aphids to be exact. In a nutshell,
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
On Thursday, I sat for my (hopefully) last WSET Diploma exam — the dreaded Unit 3. It’s a grueling exam — three hours of blind tasting followed
The site of our not-to-be meeting. I still have chandelier envy. I was supposed to meet up with Sharon Kazan Harris of RARECAT Wines last
Math and science have never been my forte. Once upon a time, that really bothered me, but now that I’ve hit middle age, I’ve self-actualized.
My WSET Diploma Spirits exam is officially in the books. Five exams down, ONE to go!! But, my remaining unit is the BIG one — Still
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