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Blogging SWE - a three-dot column

Nine years ago, when I attended my first annual conference of the Society of Wine Educators, I sat next to a white-haired veteran who had helped found the event, some...

Blogging SWE - a three-dot column

Nine years ago, when I attended my first annual conference of the Society of Wine Educators, I sat next to a white-haired veteran who had helped found the event, some...

Pinots Are Like Peaches

Sadly, many people find peaches to be dry and pithy. Like the ones my wife bought for $7/pound at Balducci's ("Not just a grocery store"). A transplanted California native, she...

Pinots Are Like Peaches

Sadly, many people find peaches to be dry and pithy. Like the ones my wife bought for $7/pound at Balducci's ("Not just a grocery store"). A transplanted California native, she...

Selecting the "Best" wine

It is not uncommon for people to taste wine with me, only to then ask "Is this wine a good one?" I have never said out loud the thought that...

Selecting the "Best" wine

It is not uncommon for people to taste wine with me, only to then ask "Is this wine a good one?" I have never said out loud the thought that...

A rosé by any other name would be as, um, dry.

No question, summer is nigh. Baseball season is in full swing. Summer attire is in short supply. A new wave of graduates is taking the job market by storm. And...

A rosé by any other name would be as, um, dry.

No question, summer is nigh. Baseball season is in full swing. Summer attire is in short supply. A new wave of graduates is taking the job market by storm. And...

The Fine Art of Spitting

In this industry, one attends a lot of wine events. I used to be surprised by the relatively few attendees who spit their wine at these three-hour events. In seeing...

The Fine Art of Spitting

In this industry, one attends a lot of wine events. I used to be surprised by the relatively few attendees who spit their wine at these three-hour events. In seeing...

"I ONLY Drink" (fill in the blank)!

A book we read to our pre-K daughter is apropos to wine lovers who insist one color is the best and no other type of wine is deserving of their...

"I ONLY Drink" (fill in the blank)!

A book we read to our pre-K daughter is apropos to wine lovers who insist one color is the best and no other type of wine is deserving of their...