“Beautiful Interruptions.” Review: Meadowcroft Viognier 2016
We’ve been at home and by ourselves, just Sonja, I, and our two young children, for only a few days. Titus is 20 months old, a brilliant little toddler, while […]
Monthly Archives: April 2017
“Something to Celebrate.” Review: Dom Perignon Vintage 2006
I never cease to be in awe of the ways that the universe finds to force patience upon impatient men. (This isn’t intended to sound like sexism, I just don’t […]
“Mawwiage.” Review: Summerhill Pyramid Winery Gewürztraminer 2015
I’ll be damned if I can get through a wedding ceremony without the lisping bishop from The Princess Bride arriving in my head at at least one inopportune time. After that, I’ll […]
“Stubborn Old Man.” Review: Silverado Vineyards GEO Cab Sauv 2013
My father turned 70 years old today, and tonight I took him — as well as my mom, my wife, and our son, out for dinner. He ordered a terrific […]
“Coming Home.” Review: Ballentine Vineyards Malvasia Bianca 2014
After a week in the Napa Valley, wherein I had visited more than twenty wineries, taken and passed my level one exams, and shared seemingly countless excellent dinners with friends […]
“Blinded”
I’ve gotten into a bit of an awkward habit lately. Here’s how it goes down: I go into a bar I don’t regularly frequent, probably a beer n’ whisky joint […]
“Hurry up and wait.” Review: Silverado Vineyards Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Our daughter isn’t here yet. What happened to science? What happened to modern medicine? What happened, even, to my hopeless romanticism? Yesterday, April 16, was not only my birthday as […]
“Happy Beaster!” Review: Buena Vista la Victoire Champagne NV
Only a few times in my life has my birthday fallen upon Easter, and today as I turn 36 on Easter Sunday, I took a moment to reflect back upon […]
“Spring has sprung!” Review: Silverado Vineyards Sangiovese Rosato 2016
Last night, after dinner, we sat out on the patio for the first time in a long time and enjoyed the feeling of the advent of spring. The pear trees […]
WSET II: An Aussie State of Mind
I continue to work on my wine knowledge in preparation for taking my next WSET exam. I take somewhere between one and three 50-question practice exams a day, and, for […]
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