Happy Weekend, As a wine amateur, your biggest goal is: don’t look stupid. When someone hands you a giant list of wines, it’s pretty difficult not to wince or squirm in your chair. But, it’s easy to be confident if you follow my advice. Here are the 4 steps to conquering any wine list like a pro. […]
Author: Brian McCann
Two Wine Paths To Start 2023
Happy Weekend, This is a strange time for drinking habits. Two things are happening: 1) People are committing to Dry January. Hitting reset on their Holiday consumption. 2) Others are saying, “This is the year I’m going to commit wine learning.” About to level up their wine game. Whichever way you’ve decided to start the year, I […]
My Top 4 Wine Moments of 2022
Happy Final Weekend of 2022, It’s that time of year when everyone is sharing their list of wines of the year. But, I find those incredible lame. Here’s why. After 52 issues, if there’s one key that I’d like everyone reading to know, it’s this: Wine enjoyment is nothing without context. More important than the what is the who […]
ChatGPT knows very little about wine learning
Happy Weekend, Unless you’ve been living under a giant rock, you’ve probably heard about ChatGPT. If you’ve completely missed out, here’s a brief over-simplification: ChatGPT is a chatbot that creates answers based on user inputs. Ask it a question, and it does its best to provide an answer based on the data it has been […]
Starter Guide – Lesser Known White Wines To Explore
Happy Weekend, Depending on your current hemisphere, white wine is either the first or last thing on your mind. But, your enjoyment of white wine doesn’t have to be seasonal. We’ve made Rosé season a year-long affair. It should be the same for white wine. However, beginners get stuck in the rut. They see only […]
The Three Acts of Wine: And Why You Need To Pay More Attention To Act I
Happy Weekend, All too often, beginners forget about wine’s first act: from vine to bottle. If there’s anything beginners should spend more time on it’s the life of wine before it arrives in your glass. In particular, you need to focus on the vineyard and the winery. Let’s work in reverse to better understand the error […]