“They don’t all.” Rosenblum Cellars Holbrook Mitchell Trio Red Blend 2000
I’ve been standing at something of a precipice for many weeks now, maybe longer. Yesterday at Easter, I was just slightly on edge all day, having spent part of my […]
Author Archives: Mark & Sonja Gudgel
“Pesach Sameach” — Happy Passover!
It was almost immediately after we started dating. Sonja and I were enjoying one another’s company, and we wanted to meet up on Saturday night. The obstacle was that I […]
“Momma’s home!” Illahe Tempranillo Rose’ 2017
Sonja was away all this past week on business. Last night, after I finished up at school, I ran home to prep vegetables and then got the kids from daycare […]
The Wine Cellar Chronicles, Part VI: “Elbow grease, know how, and biscuits.”
Dad and I working on the new rack in my wine cellar. Over the past few years, my parents have given me another WSET exam for each birthday. That is, […]
“Home… sort of.” Steele Bien Naciodo Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014
It wasn’t as if I didn’t see this coming, our flights having been scheduled a few weeks in advance. Nevertheless, it was poor timing. As I landed in Omaha from […]
“#DIBS” Taste of Washington, Day 2
I’m not quite sure how this happened, but over the course of two days I tasted through a few hundred wines. I know, I know — you can’t do that. […]
“I’m sure it was a cat.” Taste of Washington, Day One
The day started off innocently enough. Our, as wine writer Christine Haven’s referred to it, “Motley crew” of reviewers and sommeliers from around the US awoke, had a cup of […]
“Wine at 30K Feet: Alaska Airlines.”
Early is on time and on time is late. This mantra rarely fails me, though it occasionally leads to tense moments with people who hold a less enlightened (read: uptight) […]
“Far Bigger than Mere Wine.” 14 Hands Winery Merlot 2015
Last night, to me, epitomizes the reasons for which I’ve abandoned the 100-point scale when it comes to rating wine. In speaking with a friend who still uses that scale […]
Meet Tom Meadowcroft
It was difficult getting back to Omaha from Orlando. We departed sunny skies and beaches in the high seventies for a dreary, overcast day of light snow in the high […]
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