“No place for wine”
Sonja and I go to a casino an average of about once a year. Yesterday, however, was the first time since Titus was born 16 months ago that we made […]
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Review: Belle Joli Brut Sparkling 2013
It had been quite a while since Sonja and I had visited the Black Hills of South Dakota, a place we love on levels that range from nostalgic to spiritual. […]
“Merry Second Christmas” Review: Antica Cabernet 2013
In my original post about Christmas, I lamented the difficulty of splitting Christmas amongst the various familial parties who feel entitled not only to our time, but to our infant […]
“Merry Christmas 2016” Review: Sciandri Coombsville Cuvee 2013
Sonja and I got married only four years ago, both of us then in our early thirties. Perhaps one of the most difficult things, in retrospect, was taking the lives […]
“Christmas Eve Eve” Review: Buehler Zinfandel 2014
It was a long day, filled mostly with scrambling all over town buying last minute Christmas gifts and food in preparation for the holidays and upcoming travel. When I got […]
“A healthy pour.” Review: Nieport Tawny N.V.
Seriously, just look at that pour! I’d estimate it to be 7 ounces of the Nieport Tawny that I ordered to accompany a flour-less chocolate cake, but it could easily […]
Review: Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay 2014
We had enjoyed our time as members of the nearby country club, but as Sonja became pregnant with our second child and we took a good long look at our […]
“The Greatest Gift”; Review: 2012 Lo Brujo Garnacha
In the kitchen, I can hear the harsh, scraping sound of Sonja pushing a mop across the hardwood in our kitchen, as my son Titus happily munches at a cranberry […]
Orin Swift Mercury Head 2014: This is about more than wine
The Mercury Head dime that rests attached to this bottle of Orin Swift Cabernet was already minted by the time the United States was attacked by Japan and entered the […]
Review: Gundlach Bundschu Mountain Cuvee 2011
Two or three years ago, and right around this time of year, Â I surprised Sonja for Christmas with a trip to Sonoma for our anniversary in February. My parents helped […]
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