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This section is for the reader that doesn’t want to read my blog, could care less what I’m eating and drinking, would not like to look at pretty pictures of random-ness, or that does not care what I do with my life. I hear you. You just want to know what the hell to drink when you are in the mood you are in, or … Continue reading Wine Girl Gone Wild Quickie – Cabernet Sauvignon
Don’t ask me to tell you about myself. Do you know why I say that? Because you know exactly what you want from me. You KNOW what your are going to get before I answer the question. And, I don’t even know how to answer that question. Do you want the run down of my resume, do you want to know my career ambitions, do … Continue reading Drink This; Luzon, Petit Verdot
Categorizing an area for restaurant reviews on my website, and calling that category “Eat This”, should just happen. Mood noted. I don’t go to Morristown for two reasons; (1) I have a destructive ex, in the industry, that trolls the land, and (2) I never think of Morristown as a qualitative “foodie” place. Great bars, young pretentious hipsters, younger girls vomiting in the corners of … Continue reading Eat This: Dinner at South and Pine With A Little Pinot Noir
What to do if, when walking into a dinner party, a deep conversation is taking place and there is little or no interest in your opinion. Harsh, honest, but what do I mean by that? I think we all choose who we want the best advice from; consciously or unconsciously. There is always that better voice, amongst a group of friends, that raises the best … Continue reading Deep Reflections and Crappy Montepulciano
I sat down at a very empty restaurant yesterday and was served the wrong wine. I decided to be daring; an Argentinian red blend of Cabernet Franc and Malbec was my original choice. A ten dollar delight. Didn’t have high hopes, but wanted to risk it. That was not what I was given. The disgusting thing is, on my part, was that I didn’t realize … Continue reading What I Didn’t Want To Drink But Did
I”ve been working with a nutritional therapy practitioner in hoping I can clean up my dirty little secret – my lifestyle. This is someone I know, someone that I am comfortable with, and someone that I can be completely honest with what I have been putting my body through that last few years. It’s been a mess. My sugar handling was out of control, I … Continue reading All The Feels and Unfortunate Wine Choices
In my career, I’m asked to describe a wine well enough to sell it. That entails telling a buyer about the vineyard sites, history of the winemaker, and anything else I can conjure up to make the wine sound alluring. I’ve studied my style, changed it over the years, and ripped off other people’s pitches when I would hear something worth the take. Through investigation, … Continue reading The Night I Invited Champagne Out To Dinner
The feature picture was caught by accident. It can not describe, in better detail, the people I hold close to my heart, and our relationship as it unfolds year after year. Michael – always pointing out that something can be better, that my hair is a mess, that I should date, and would like to re-arrange the furniture in my house. I wait for his … Continue reading Holding Back Not Just The Good Bottles
Absorb Italy and keep it coming You are allowed to enjoy this. Learn to cook, learn to listen, learn to accept. Everything I eat makes my body shake. My choices are between lying in a pool overlooking a vineyard Or napping on the daybed under a pergola. The winemaker makes me smile. You have studied, now it is time to experience. I’m finding balance. Practice … Continue reading Travel Diary; Life In The Castle – My Visit to Castello Di Gabbiano
How do you handle the itching behind the eyeballs I call pressure? Pressure leads me to my new associate- enter anxiety. This is a new partner in my life. I’m handling anxiety better by giving it a persona. This was an example/lesson/practice I read in the amazing book The Untethered Soul (thanks G) – imagine the voice in your head sitting on the couch next to you. … Continue reading Shaniqua Says I Can’t Sell Rose
