I’ve been slacking. Family time, work, building a house, school, running, all while drinking copious amounts of wine has taken its toll on my bloggering…and my liver. With that said, I’d like to do is to invite you to follow… Read More ›
Wine & Spirits
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Wine is sunlight, held together by water. I’m calling bullshit on Galileo’s famous quote. Not because I don’t agree that wine is the essence of life, but because it has not helped me overcome the serious Vitamin D deficiency that… Read More ›
A Recognition of Terroir…
*Please take a moment to read the page pictured above* The excerpt pictured embodies why I was drawn to wine about a decade ago. I know it sounds cliché to say that “these words moved me”, so I won’t. They… Read More ›
Pass Me a Green Drink!
Hey, she likes her mojito sweet To kill what little’s left of the modesty Hey, let’s get out of this second verse Be on our wicked way ’till daylight hurts. Not really sure why I included the lyrics to Mojito… Read More ›
Holiday Wines: My Poor Liver…My Lucky Palate!
It’s been a long time. I shouldn’t of left you, without a dope beat to step to. Here’s the scoop, I went mad on account of the wine this Christmas season and had to share. Over the past two weeks,… Read More ›
Planning a kick ass wine dinner
Back in 2009, a group of us decided we wanted to class things up a bit. Our goal was to try outstanding wines and pair them with an amazing meal…simple enough. Our inaugural wine dinner was meant to give us the opportunity to try… Read More ›
Buy this wine
Serendipity 1. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. 2. good fortune; luck. Throughout my relationship through wine, I’ve had many serendipitous events. Some have been epic blow-outs with anything from wines dating back to the Civil War to… Read More ›
‘Merica and Me
Independence Day is my favorite holiday tied with Thanksgiving. What do they both have in common, besides a day-off from work and the obligatory gluttony ensues? They give us a time to reflect, give thanks and spend time with the ones we… Read More ›
A grill, running, wine and sardines
There are three things I love about summer (well four, but I don’t want to get yelled at): Being able to do things with the family outside, Being able to run outside (oh thank you sweet Jesus!), and Grilling! Few things in… Read More ›
What’s your favorite winery?
A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover. Although there are some miserly sobs out there, I think this quote rather accurately encapsulates the overall the gregarious and communal nature of the wine lovers I’ve come… Read More ›
The Slant 