My family is German. I grew up drinking beer. Not Skittles, rainbow-of-fruit-flavors beer. Not bitter, more-hops-than-a-rabbit beer. Not coffee colada beer. Not Sriracha donut beer.
Reserve Wines in the US: The Emperor Has Very Few Clothes
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
Flora Springs: Finding the EXTRAORDINARY Again
One of the things I didn’t anticipate about working in wine retail is losing touch with the stories behind an extraordinary bottle of wine. We
6 Wines for Summer That Aren’t Rosé
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
My Face Itches (and Other Realities of Essential Working)
I work in the wine department at a grocery store. Technically, that makes me an essential worker in this Scheiße-show of a pandemic. I don’t
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
