“About a memory.” Volker Eisele Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
One of the tremendous benefits of teaching is that, if you’re any good at it at all, you’re also doing a lot of learning as you go. I pride myself […]
Monthly Archives: June 2018
“A Toast to the College World Series”
The World Cup has actually been more interesting to me this year without the United States. I think I’m able to better enjoy the sport when I don’t have a […]
“Forty Before Forty,” Tolosa Primera 2016
I once had a strong desire to run with the bulls in Pamplona, to climb all 19,000 feet of Mt. Kilimanjaro, and to wrestle and alligator. In fact, I possessed […]
“The myth of multitasking” or “Written between sets at the gym” Domaine Chante Cigale 2015
Greetings from Prairie Life Fitness! It’s arm day, and in my breaks I thought I’d jot this post. It’s not ideal, but that new mattress I told you about has […]
“A typical day.” Marcel Hugg Rose’ of Pinot Noir 2017
There’s no such thing as a typical day anymore. “Typical” has lost all meaning and our days, in turn, are whatever they shape up to be, whatever we manage to […]
“Spider dreams.” Domaine San Peyre 2017
This week, in the master’s class I’m teaching, I showed the brilliant 2006 TED Talk from Sir Ken Robinson, entitled “Are schools killing creativity?”. In his talk, Ken tells a […]
“It’s a tough job but somebody has to do it.” Meadowcroft Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Cooked [Kooked] (verb, past tense): To prepare (food) by the use of heat, as in baking, boiling, or roasting. To subject to the application of heat. Slang. To ruin or […]
“What pairs with port?” Prager Aria White Port
“You should really drink that,” Peter Prager told me last week, standing in his tasting room. The intimate space tucked just around the corner behind the Sutter Home tasting room […]
“Eponymous” Titus Vineyards & a Father’s Day Follow-Up
My run yesterday was ugly, and that’s an understatement. Sonja had errands to run, so I took both kids on my jog in the BOB, a stroller designed for off-roading, […]
“My Father’s Day Indulgences” Alpha Omega II Chardonnay 2015
Yesterday morning, I woke up in a guest house overlooking the Vacas, sat on the front porch, and enjoyed a cup of coffee: Twelve hours later, I had returned to […]
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