A few simple steps to help you go from wine-no to wine-know — Wine is an awesome beverage that has existed for thousands of years. There is no need to be afraid of it, and yet for some reason, we all are. It sucks because there are many in the industry who want to maintain a sense of snobbery around wine that does…

A guide to finding that wine everybody is going to be talking about, plus a few places to look! — One of the funniest parts of being a wine lover has been finding rare, hidden, and unearthed gems that the world can latch onto. You know those bottles that will make your geekiest wine friends gasp in amazement? Yeh, those wines! If you follow any wine influencers on Instagram you…

When I first arrived in the USA in 2009 I was in my early twenties and ill-prepared to jump into an MBA program that would shape my life in more ways than I could imagine. My taste and love for wine were still in their infancy, but I had a…

I could start by telling you this has been a tough year for a lot of people but as you sit at home and read those words you are probably thinking to yourself “no shit!” and “yeh, its been tough for me too.” Yes, it’s been a tough one for…

This past week (August 1st, 2020 as I write) the indie magazine Glou Glou published a series of damning posts on their Instagram about winemaker Valentina Passalacqua and her connections to her father’s vegetable farm. The news was shocking, and people came out in defense of a winemaker who many…

Crushable, electric, sexy. When I find a wine that has all these things going for me I know I am going to enjoy it. Wines that race through your mind with acidity, and as exciting as they are crushable are the calling cards of a wine thats made for thirst…