Titus Vineyards Review
My wife became pregnant during the winter of 2014, and in September of the following year, little Titus was born. Somewhere between those two points in time, I discovered something […]
Author Archives: Mark & Sonja Gudgel
Behind the Wine: Jean Hoefliger and The Debate
When major candidates seem to have been reduced to attacking one another 140 characters at a time, the nation they seek control over is becoming increasingly polarized by hateful rhetoric, […]
Chatham Vineyards Review
Down a dusty country road that looks as if it came straight out of a James Taylor song sits Chatham Vineyards, where John Wehner crafts his Church Creek wines. The Chatham […]
Varozza Zinfandel 2012 – 95pts
There’s this fun story about Robert Parker getting attacked by a dog at a Chateaux in Bordeaux, and the dog’s owner (and also the Chateaux’s) doing nothing to prevent it. […]
A Napa Valley State of Mind
“Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhood, hop a flight to Miami Beach or Hollywood.” But I’m flying Frontier, through the blue and gentle skies; […]
Chandon Delice N.V. – 85pts.
Many of my fellow wine-rating friends on Vivino refer to moments like this as “The Joy of Discovery”. In this case, the discovery was courtesy of our dear friend Erin […]
Wine at 30K Feet; American Airlines
Wine can be both the best and worst part of flying. To begin with, I don’t fly first-class. I occasionally consider it, in much the same way that I […]
Oliver Creekbend Vineyard Tawny 2013 – 92 Pts.
I first met Tony Milhon around infancy, his father and my mother being colleagues at the local, rural hospital in the tiny town of Valentine, Nebraska, in which I spent […]
Ca’Momi Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 – 88 pts.
For those who read my reviews and like it when I tell stories, I’ll just warn you in advance: this story sucks. When a story sucks, it’s not because something […]
Oliver Creekbend Vineyard Catawba 2015 – 88 Pts.
The heat index was said to have broken 115 degrees in Omaha today, a statement that I can neither confirm nor deny because I spent most of the afternoon in […]
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