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
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
Saint Helena: Distinguishing a Napa Floor AVA
One of the criticisms of Napa Valley is that its sub-AVAs are more marketing than anything else, and don’t really tell a consumer anything additionally
The Armchair Sommelier 