Dieting – how do I love thee? Let me count the ways… OK, DONE! No one really enjoys dieting, and while we may be of the epicurean mindset, even us wine lovers need to count the calories once in a while. To get our New Year’s resolutions off to the right start, I’ve put together…
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How To Become a Wine Geek Part II: "Taste Like a Banshee"
This post is the second in a multi-part series where Dude will give you a ‘wine insider’s’ take on how to seriously up your ‘wine geek’ knowledge (and hone your overall wine-tasting skills along with your “impress your party goers” wine profile). Some of you may recall my recent post on the first step to…
The Top 10 Wine Books You Really Need (How To Become a Wine Geek – Part I)
This post is the first in a three-part series where Dude will give you a ‘wine insider’s’ take on how to seriously up your ‘wine geek’ knowledge (and hone your overall wine-tasting skills along with your “impress your party goers” wine profile). When this Dude gives in-home wine tastings, probably the most frequently asked question…
3 Paths to Wine Geekdom OR "Hey – you like one of them thar some-yeahs?"
Whenever someone asks me what I’ve been up to in my “wine life,” and I tell them that I’ve recently sat an exam of some sort, I invariably get asked the same question: “So… uhm.. what does that do for you exactly? Are you, like, a sommelier now?” Now, it wasn’t all that long ago…