Wine Insights; An Interview with Dominic Burke
On a recent visit to one of Nebraska’s many fine wineries, we sat down with winemaker Dominic Burke to find out how the South African oenologist came to work and […]
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To Club or not to Club
Wine clubs can be a great thing, but like anything else, they have their ups and downs. On our honeymoon in Sonoma, we signed up for one such group that […]
An excuse to take a little road trip…
One of our very favorite bottles of wine is B.R. Cohn’s Mendocino County Barbera. The 2010 vintage is a real show-stopper; the balance is unreal, the fruits are bold, supple, […]
F@#%!
It began an evening not unlike any other evening; we had returned from a wine and cheese tasting at Whole Foods with our friends, Chad and Anna (Channa), and had […]
Our Casa, Su Casa
As we’ve stated in the past, we do not dwell in an excess of money. We’re happy, borderline content even, and we’re rich with great families, work that we enjoy, […]
What exactly are we paying for?
“A hundred and ninety dollars a bottle?” I almost choked on my water, staring up at the waiter who made the suggestion as if I had just noticed that he […]
Around the World in Eighty Sips — Hungary’s “Bull’s Blood”
A few years ago, Mark gave a talk at a seminar in Budapest, Hungary, an opportunity for which he was grateful as it afforded him an extra day to traipse […]
Around the World in Eighty Sips — Rwanda’s Akarusho Red
Around the World in Eighty Sips One of the neatest things about wine is that it isn’t merely a beverage; it’s history and culture in liquid form. In this segment, […]
Three Hundred Degrees of Memories
V Mertz is an Omaha favorite of ours, and until last night, was kept for special dinners between just the two of us. It is the location of our first […]
The Five-Day Bachelor
This past week, Sonja was out of town, leaving me (Mark), who until our wedding a year ago in February was a bachelor at thirty-two, to fend for myself. Yikes! […]
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