Turnbull Wine Cellars
When I teach my students to write personal narratives, I discourage elongated stories about day or even week-long experiences that turn into lists of things one might have done, rather […]
Author Archives: Mark & Sonja Gudgel
“Total War” Shooting Star Lake County Zinfandel 2015
I thought of several different ways that I could start this blog post. Here are three of them: It was relayed to me today that someone had told their significant […]
“Vive la resistance”
Half an hour ago, I was awoken by Titus crying over the baby monitor. Normally a pretty terrific sleeper, he was audibly disturbed. He was asking for momma, but Sonja […]
“Why I adore Chardonnay” or “Why I can’t stand Chardonnay”
Regular readers have oft witnessed my bemoaning of those who claim to “hate” Merlot. Merlot is a varietal, and one that good winemakers worldwide to myriad things with, rendering each […]
“Cooper’s Hawk: A Gluten Free Mecca” Cooper’s Hawk Washington Cabernet Sauvignon
This weekend, Sonja, Titus, Zooey and I were in Kansas City for our annual trip to the Hospital Hill race (read more on yesterday’s blog post). It was a terrific […]
“Hospital Hill Run 2018” Champagne Moulin 2005
Sonja and I have been running the Hospital Hill race in Kansas City together for a long time. The first time we did it together, she was pregnant with Titus, […]
“Of GOATs and Men” Shooting Star Chardonnay 2017
Yesterday was a rare day in which I both dropped off and picked up the kids from daycare. Sonja does this quite often, but for me to have the time, […]
“Developing at her own pace.” Maysara Sparkling Rose’ of Pinot Noir, N.V.
In the room across from my office, her nursery, I can hear my impish little daughter calling out cheerfully “wah-wah-wah!” as the light has clearly woken her. I suspect every […]
“What people care about.” Pine & Brown Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Yesterday was a long one, with tons of tiny, often irritatingly simple tasks and minutiae to attend to as I plugged away at wrapping up the paperwork side of the […]
“A Worthy Cause” Vital Rose’ 2016
The people in the wine industry are some of the most generous people I know. Despite the fact that they are typically middle class citizens themselves, most of the folk […]
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