From time to time, Sonja has the irritating habit of not drinking wine. She takes a night, even a week sometimes, and fasts from wine and coffee — the very things […]

It’s no secret to readers that I am a big fan of Kansas City. I love the National World War I Museum, the Nelson Atkins, and the Jazz Museum. I […]

I’m currently writing a piece on Merlot for Food & Spirits Magazine called “Suck it, Sideways” and, aware of my own biases and shortcomings, I reached out to a number […]

I’ve become a bit forgetful lately, though I refuse to believe it could have anything to do with wine. Toward the end of May, I forgot to bring food for two […]

There’s no need for pride to play into the equation — I’ve had the great fortune to try some truly wonderful wines in my short life. Earlier today, I shared a […]

Sonja and I had finished our errands and were debating where to go to get lunch. I advocated for two different places that both host a free wine tasting on […]

There’s something slightly nostalgic about drinking white zinfandel, the “mistake” of a wine that today is produced en masse and imbibed the nation over by wine drinkers and non-wine drinkers […]

A short list of people that I have a man crush on: Brad Pitt (for his triceps in the movie Troy) Billy Joel (for “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” and “Piano […]