A Decade of Dönnhoff
In Wine on 07 Feb 2015
“What’s the significance of a vertical flight?” Read the full article.
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The Best Things I Drank in Napa
In Wine on 31 Jan 2015
My trip to Napa for my WSET course last week was pretty incredible, not just for the scenery or weather but for the very passionate and accomplished wine industry folks I met. Best of all, I spent five days drinking things I can’t find at home: small-production California wines, examples in my course from the best wines of the world, and a few cocktails and beers to round it out. Here are the highlights in no particular order. Read the full article.
I Made It to Napa!
In Wine on 23 Jan 2015
After months of studying, tasting with my study group, and obsessively checking the Northern California weather forecast (in the 70s every day, though I’m told that’s unseasonably warm), I’ve made it to the Napa Valley for my WSET Level III course at the Napa Valley Wine Academy. Read the full article.
Christmas Wines from Savoie to Niagara
In Wine on 26 Dec 2014
My family gets pretty into wine with me at Christmas, so picking out the holiday libation list is always a pleasure. This year I had the added bonus of getting to pick out whatever I wanted from my parents’ basement collection, which has grown substantially this year since I introduced them to the wines of Niagara, Ontario. Read the full article.
Ingredients I Can't Pronounce
In Wine on 21 Nov 2014
My intrepid WSET study group has made it through France––finally––and before we get into the Spanish and Italian regions we all know and love, it’s time for a country whose wines we know almost nothing about: Hungary. My experience with Hungarian wine has thus far been limited to the odd sweet Tokaji, which is almost impossible to avoid when you hang out with geeks in ice wine country. Read the full article.