It seems to me that wine buyers always want the hard to find stuff, and want it at a good price. I get it; you want to offer something special to your audience. You, as the audience member, want to feel like you found the gem - maybe your "wine guy or gal" told you [...]
Mood, history and feelings. Most of what leads us into our situations. Wine is no different. What kicks off in your brain when I say Beringer Vineyards? I'll tell you- white zinfandel. You see yourself perched in front of that huge glass door (cold box) in a wine shop wondering what jug you will choose. It's [...]
Maybe my expectations are to high. I have been privileged to sit and experience the marriage of wine and food at the highest level. Yes, moments like this have left me speechless. Seems funny to say that. This doesn't need to happen in the fanciest of restaurants, or at a winery. This can happen in [...]
I never planned on sticking with crossfit. I thought I would be out of that gym in 3 months; loose a little weight, be social, wear cute work out clothes. That was my plan. I also never thought I would sell wine. Way to complex of a thing to understand - and who makes a career [...]
If I didn't know how to dodge and weave my way through a wine list, I would choose a nice gin and tonic as my beverage. Geez, this is a totally intimidating thing to do. You don't want to look stupid, make a wrong choice, pronounce foreign wine names (it is Mer-looooow not Mer-LOT, and [...]
Ok, that sounds very dramatic (but we all have one)... However, it is true. I was lost, like many of us, at one point in my life. I knew there was something more out there for me. My life as a dancer was coming to a end. I was fighting with the fact that I [...]
Let's get something out of the way - wine is about what YOU like. It is what warms your cheeks, makes you sexy, tells you stories, creates the mystery. I WILL NEVER TELL YOU WHAT TO DO OR DRINK; in wine or in life. Unless, of course, you want me to... But yeah, the French got [...]
I've been looking for a picture to hang over my couch. I don't want any wine prettiness though. I hate wine bric-a-brac. I find it tacky, when you work in the wine business, to clutter your life with all of that stuff. When I'm done working, I don't want to see wine splattered around my [...]
For the first time in my life, this year, I am walking away from a relationship. If I choose you as a friend, a true "ride or die" friend, I remain loyal through it all. It took everything in me, and still does, to abandon what I thought was an authentic friendship. Something so real, that [...]
I apologize for trashing this wine on social media. I really am. I am here to have an open mind, and try new things. I am also here to have an opinion. I speak to this blog like I would speak to anyone about wine. I am not hiding behind any flowery words or political walls. [...]
