Happy Weekend, It’s getting pretty grim out there. Like eggs, bread, and everything else, wine prices are going up, up, up. And if you’re like me, you’re wishing you bought even more wine just a few years ago. Sadly, we don’t have a time machine. But, we do have a plan. So what can you […]
Category: Starter Guides
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 […]
Australian Wine – A Starter Guide
Happy Weekend, Every time you go wine shopping, you bring two things with you: 1) Your wallet 2) Your bias You navigate the store looking for the familiar, and you never venture into the unknown parts of the wine world. For my English speaking wine drinkers, they balk at suggestions of Germany, France and Italy. […]
Champagne: The More You Know
Happy Weekend, Want to know the easiest way to piss off a wine snob? → Call any sparkling wine Champagne. Want to really piss off a wine snob? → Take their real Champagne and drown it in orange juice. Listen: I love Champagne, but I do believe part of my soul died when I saw […]
Cabernet Franc – A Starter Guide
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 […]
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. […]