WSET II: The Verdict
According to my inbox, the email arrived at 5:51AM, around the time I was finishing up my lifting and getting ready to go for a run. I had waited in […]
Monthly Archives: June 2017
Join me Saturday?
Dear readers, While I know that many of the wonderful people who read our blog don’t live in the Omaha area, I did want to be sure to spread the […]
“The Week in Wine” 19-25 June, 2017
It was a bit of a busy week in our household. I started teaching courses at the university this week, and we had a number of friends and neighbors stopping […]
“Positive Psychology, Positive Oenology.” Review: Abeja Cab Sauv 2014
I was recently hired as an adjunct professor at a small liberal arts university to teach courses in the Master’s of Education program. This is an opportunity that I could […]
You’re invited to VivinOmaha!
You may have read a recent article I wrote for Food & Spirits Magazine, following a trip to the Napa Valley in which I visited – and was wowed by, […]
Review: Rwandan Akarusho White 2011
I used to spend a lot of time in the nation of Rwanda, a wonderful little country in the center of Africa, full of amazing people, unforgettable vistas, diverse wildlife, […]
“The (last two) Week(s) in Wine” 4-18 June, 2017
What an incredibly busy past two weeks it has been. Last week, when this post should have gone up, I was in Minneapolis taking my WSET Level II exam, which […]
Palmaz Vineyards Review
The tectonic plates that slammed together to form Mount George and the other noteworthy peaks at the southern end of the Napa Valley had long since settled by the time […]
“Finishing Strong.” Review: Cadaretta Cab. Sauv. 2013
This summer has my schedule a bit wonky, to say the least. I have clung desperately to my morning workout routine; by 5:30 each day I’m lifting weights, by 6:30 […]
“The Week in Wine.” 29 May to 4 June, 2017
This was an interesting week, for sure, a busy week, a change of speed in many ways. Far off my usual pace, I tried 16 new wines, which perhaps constitutes […]
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