I’m a smeller. I smell everything. All the time. I evaluate/buy everything based on how it smells. Shampoo, laundry detergent, deodorant, lotion, eye cream (who
Tag: Wine
Turning 50: Wine Sins and Peaves
When you turn 50 (as I recently did), lots of super fun things start to happen. Your metabolism takes a dump, your short term memory
Good Wine is a Necessity of Life For Me (Wine, Words, and Wednesday, No. 137)
Damn. It’s been a while since I’ve done a Wine, Words & Wednesday post. I’ve been thinking about the Founding Fathers a lot this past
Madeira: The Original Patriotic Wine
If the American Revolution had a sponsor, it would have been Madeira. Just look at this resume: Betsy Ross sipped Madeira while sewing the American
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
Just Shut Up and Enjoy the Wine
I know a little bit about wine — more than some, less than others. But I try (honestly, I do) not to vomit everything I
