“The Week in Wine” 19-25 June, 2017
It was a bit of a busy week in our household. I started teaching courses at the university this week, and we had a number of friends and neighbors stopping […]
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You’re invited to VivinOmaha!
You may have read a recent article I wrote for Food & Spirits Magazine, following a trip to the Napa Valley in which I visited – and was wowed by, […]
Review: Rwandan Akarusho White 2011
I used to spend a lot of time in the nation of Rwanda, a wonderful little country in the center of Africa, full of amazing people, unforgettable vistas, diverse wildlife, […]
“The (last two) Week(s) in Wine” 4-18 June, 2017
What an incredibly busy past two weeks it has been. Last week, when this post should have gone up, I was in Minneapolis taking my WSET Level II exam, which […]
“Finishing Strong.” Review: Cadaretta Cab. Sauv. 2013
This summer has my schedule a bit wonky, to say the least. I have clung desperately to my morning workout routine; by 5:30 each day I’m lifting weights, by 6:30 […]
“The Week in Wine.” 29 May to 4 June, 2017
This was an interesting week, for sure, a busy week, a change of speed in many ways. Far off my usual pace, I tried 16 new wines, which perhaps constitutes […]
“Change and Adapt.” Review: Leonard Kreusch Riesling Sekt N.V.
I love KC. We have vacationed here a lot since getting married, and have thrice run the Hospital Hill half marathon together. Each year, we have also run the UMKC […]
“A Thing of Beauty.” Review: Schramsberg Blanc de Noirs 2013
Rarely if ever do I mention people outside of my immediate family by name in this blog, primarily for the sake of the privacy of my friends, and I’m not about to […]
“Big day.” Review: Parducci Small Lot Pinot Noir 2014
It wasn’t even 8am this morning, and I was out walking the dog with my mother and a cup of coffee in my hand. “Gonna rain,” one of my neighbors […]
“Grilling weather.” Review: Shooting Star Cab Sauv 2014
The sun kept peeking in the windows where I work today, reminding me that it’s beautiful outside and that I needed to be out soaking in the glory of mother […]
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