The waiting has begun. There are fourteen weeks between exam week and results day, so it’s quite a long period for nail-biting. (This is...

Over my 30+ years in the wine and spirits industry, not to mention my decade-plus of intense wine study, I have read over two hundred...

Helping to communicate the perplexing nature of the Master of Wine program with a relatable metaphor.

Happy 2025 everyone! I love the freshness of a brand-new year. Listen, you can always make big changes in your life on a random Thursday...

Howdy, Imbibers… well, the end of the year just about galloped away from me. I’m sure for many of you too! I somehow missed a month and a...

You all were thrilled about my white grape post on this subject, so here's the reds! (Well, except for the person who tried to debate me...

Many adventurous drinkers may already be familiar with skin-contact, or “orange” wines – but a lot of folks are still, sadly, in the...

Howdy, Intrepid Imbibers! Are you ready for next month's challenge? For September, I wanted to choose a perfect early-fall wine that you...

If you’re a regular reader, you know I’m all about helping people be adventurous in expanding their wine horizons. In person, on social...

Qvevri or Kvevri (“k’vev-ree”) are ancient earthenware vessels used in the earliest recorded winemaking. In what is now the Republic of...

I started writing this at my desk slurping down a glass of wine having just finished my Master of Wine application exam. I couldn’t...

Now, more than ever, people are embracing craft cocktails and spirits. Whether you have a shoebox in the closet or a speakeasy in your...

You may recall that last summer I tried to kick-start a series of blog posts that would acquaint you with new or unfamiliar wines,...

Regular readers know I’m a bubbly maven, and I often say (only half-jokingly) that if I could only drink one wine for the rest of my...

Not long ago, I was dining with a friend at Legacy Records in NYC. It was a fab eve; I thought the ambiance, dishes, service, and...