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
Tag: Wine
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
The Fiasco of Chianti
When I was young, my parents were super fond of an Italian restaurant in Washington, DC called Luigis. The restaurant opened in 1943 and closed
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,
