“I don’t even like Chardonnay,” Sonja insisted, knowing full well how much I despise statements like that one. You don’t like Chardonnay? You don’t like Merlot? That’s like saying you […]

This image is a good representation of what I do most mornings around 4:45AM, wading through the sticky notes that contain my thoughts about the wine I had the night […]

Yesterday afternoon, Zooey, who is cutting teeth, was the first to rise from her afternoon nap. As she and I and Sonja awaited the arising of her brother, we lay […]

I often don’t recall how long I’ve known somebody until my memory is jarred. Last night, Sonja and I again had friends over for raclette, and my mind was jarred […]

I had spent the morning with a few friends, tasting through wines that had the potential to become part of a greater portfolio. In a sense, though everything we tasted […]

Lately, since Sonja and I have both gotten healthy again, we’ve had wine with dinner almost every night. Of course, I’d prefer that to be the norm in any household […]

Readers of yesterday’s post know I spent the day with family, delighting in the fact that mine is perhaps that lone profession in which a snow day means precisely the […]

I feel as if far too often people focus on the negative aspects of teaching… or of anything, for that matter. Sure, I get told to “fuck off” more often […]

Last night, we were honored to have a gathering of friends join us for dinner in our home. There was my old friend and mentor Paul and his wife Dianne. […]