The Work Behind the Wine
What is the meaning of life? I do not know and I’m quite sure many people are closer to having a conclusion than myself. The best I’ve managed to piece together is finding something you love and devising a way to make it pay your bills. Individuals who have successfully accomplished that have always fascinated […]
The Sparkling Season
I am a geek for sparkling wines. This is one of my very favorite seasons as there are so MANY occasions to elegantly sip Champagne and share toasts with my friends and family. I cannot imagine a Christmas Eve dinner at my house without a few bottles of something bubbly chilling in my outdoor cellar […]
Bird Wines, The All-American Way
Oh yes, viagra the most gluttonous, diet-busting, football-watching, truly American holiday of the year is upon us once again…Thanksgiving. An extravaganza of traditional autumn foods in heaping excess, from the cranberry sauce, the candied yams, unhealthy the fluffy mashed potatoes, the pecan pies, the apple pies, the pumpkin pies, to the centerpiece of it all- […]
“Wine-ing” about Winter
Good grief. It has already snowed in Wisconsin. Yes, for sale I have lived here my entire life, but no- I won’t ever welcome the snow. I don’t ski, snowboard, snowshoe, sled, ice skate, or anything else wholesome and Nordic. I like to overdress for the cold, […]
Bubblegum, Bananas & Wine, Oh My!
Every year on the third Thursday of November, health no matter where I work or what I do, the same thing happens every year. Everyone in the world wants to know where we are hiding the Beaujolais Nouveau on our list. Often, I will feature Beaujolais but never a Beaujolais Nouveau. Inevitably, we must talk […]
How I Stopped Loathing, and Started Loving the Screwcap
I am a sommelier, decease and my most important job is to recommend the right wine for the right meal for the right guest at the right price. After a thoughtful question and answer session with my diners, I will go to my cellar and produce a bottle that has been agreed to meet their […]