I’m a dog guy. While I don’t hate cats, I don’t love cats, either. Mostly, I get along best with the cats that think they’re dogs anyway. Since this post is going to be about my schooling of wine appreciation literally going to the dogs, my apologies in advance to those who are cat lovers….
Category: learning wine
10 Free Wine Web Resources You Probably Aren’t Using
We’re all short on cash in these times of recess -er, I mean, economic challenge. So the Dude has compiled a list of his 10 favorite wine resources on the web. All of them FREE. Each one will cost you exactly $0.00 to use. Bumpkis. Nada. Goose-eggs. You can thank me later, by clicking the…
Meditation By The Glass: The Mindfulness of Wine Appreciation
(images: all from Joe’s house!) Although I was raised in the shadow of Roman Catholicism, I am not by any stretch of the imagination a religious man. In fact, after attending an Oblate grade school, a Franciscan high school, and a Jesuit university for undergrad, I ended up totally religiously-confused. Not exactly a poster-child for…
3 Things an Infant Can Teach You About Drinking Wine
(images: firstrung.co.uk, www.2112.net/powerwindows, freelanceswitch.com, ecx.images-amazon.com) In a mere 2 1/2 weeks, my infant daughter has taught me a lot about life – how fragile, strong, miraculous, and “gritty” it can be, sometimes all at once. What I didn’t expect is that she would also teach me something about wine appreciation. Now, before you go running…