Because my partner Shannon is out-of-this-world, she got first dibs on the wine sample pool for celebrating her recent birthday. Shannon has very specific tastes and makes no bones about expressing them—she favors Grenache reds and, well, we didn’t have any. Doh! BUT… she also favors German Sekt (yet another reason she’s a keeper!), which…
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Dispatch from 1WD Paternity Leave: Yule-Tidings
Yuletide greetings from 1WD paternity leave, folks! Despite the fact that I am woefully, epically, insanely behind on just about everything blog-related, I am still receiving a sh*tload of samples (likely in lieu of the pandemic pretty much still slamming the brakes on any wine-related travel… in fact, it’s had both feet pegged on those…
What We Drank When I Had Both My Kids Over Thanksgiving
Here are a few things that I learned during our 2021 Thanksgiving holiday celebrations and libations: It’s always best to have both of your kids around, and I was thankful and lucky enough that both of my daughters were at home when we broke bread over the holiday. I’m predictable (this will become more obvious…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 52: Pinots Crossing (Dutcher Crossing Single Vineyard Recent Releases)
So… the global [pandemic has now gone on so long that not only have we crossed the threshold of 50 virtual samples tastings, but we’re circling back and revisiting producers that have already held such events… In this case, that’s actually a positive development, as I got a chance to revisit the single vineyard wines…