Happy Weekend, Let me be franc frank: Cabernet Franc is a wine variety you should know. Especially as the weather gets cooler and the holidays approach. It’s a food friendly wine that would fit nicely on the Thanksgiving table. But then again, it could be a once-in-a-lifetime wine. Here’s everything you need to know to get started […]
Author: Brian McCann
Finding Aromas In Wine
Happy Weekend, Reader questions inspire my favorite newsletters. This week’s topic is courtesy of a wonderful conversation with Swati. 👋 She said: I’m curious to learn how to distinguish all those flavours they talk about – woody, chocolate, plumy, etc. A reader question from Swati So, how do we find flavors in wine? Taste vs. […]
Italian Wine: How To Get Started
Happy Weekend, I was chatting with Carles, a reader like you, and he mentioned how such small amounts of wine make it out Spain. It made me realized that to really TASTE you need to VISIT. But sadly, that isn’t possible for most of us. In fact, I always viewed wine as travel in a bottle. […]
Why Is Wine Expensive? – Part 1
Money, money, moneeeeyyy, I won’t bury the lede with the happy weekend talk. Price is one of the things preventing you from enjoying wine more. Beginners see wine as expensive, and they are afraid to move out of the their comfort zone. But as you understand wines’ price, you become a better consumer. You buy with […]
My 4 Biggest Wine Blunders And How To Avoid Them
Happy Weekend, First of all, thanks for being here for issue #40. I’m honored that you invite me to your inbox, and we learn a little bit more about wine every week. Yes, I still have A LOT to learn about wine. That’s why for this milestone edition, I won’t be sharing some lame greatest […]
Enjoy The Mystery of Wine
Happy Weekend, I was at a bit of a loss for words this week—troubling if you write a weekly wine newsletter. But when it does happen, I have a system. I go to the archives. And luckily, I didn’t have to go far. On the other side of this journey, I discovered the interconnectedness of […]