Last night, Sonja and I dropped Titus off with grandma and grandpa and went to dinner, followed by the Broadway production of The Sound of Music, which starred the fabulous […]
Winemaker Jon Emmerich of Silverado Vineyards shares a barrel sample of Cabernet Sauvignon with my wife, Sonja. I’ve recently been giving some thought to barrel samples. (The moment I stopped […]
“You don’t know what you don’t know” is something I preach in my classes and cling to in the academic setting that is my regular work environment. I strive to […]
The current political “scene” (read: shit show) in the United States has made it abundantly clear that stereotypes and sweeping generalizations remain the preferred currency of communication for the ignorant […]
Recently, Sonja and I shared one of our best experiences together in California wine country to date. Sonja doesn’t always come with me when I travel to Napa for writing […]
My husband took me on a trip to California wine country (Napa and Sonoma to be specific) when I was 27 weeks pregnant. Many women may see this as grounds […]
My wife became pregnant during the winter of 2014, and in September of the following year, little Titus was born. Somewhere between those two points in time, I discovered something that interested me greatly: One of the most outstanding Cabernet Sauvignons on the market, then and now, shared the name we intended to give to […]
I woke up this morning in San Francisco, and I tried to feel as if I had not made a mistake. In the months leading up to our trip, I’d […]
Well, Sonja and I are back at it again. Leaving at 7:30am tomorrow morning on a direct flight into San Francisco, this will mark my third trip to Napa and […]
Cutting to the chase, this is a truly unremarkable wine, and that’s precisely why it was perfect last night. On Friday, I sat down to two different flights with my […]
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