Hello! My name is Jen and I would love to welcome you to my musings as I learn more about one of my favorite things: Wine. After years of enjoying wine, I decided it was time to truly devote time to learning about what makes it so special. Nerding out was the first step, enrolling… Continue reading Why Wine Nerd (in progress)
Back from Sonoma
I was just in the middle of catching up with my Europe trip when the opportunity arose to visit Sonoma. This would be trip #2 to the region after our much-belated honeymoon 7 years ago. Plus, I know a fair bit more about wine now, so it was going to be incredibly interesting to see… Continue reading Back from Sonoma
When in Deutschland, find a Fest
We drove from Brussels to Wiesbaden, so we knew we didn't want to do a ton of driving on our first full day, but it was a Sunday, and therefore not tons of options jumped out at us. But R had mentioned wanting a Rindwurst, and the best place for those is a Fest. A… Continue reading When in Deutschland, find a Fest
My triumphant return to Germany was far too short
Yes, I finally got to go back. My husband had the luck to go back a few years ago for a whole month for work, but we couldn't make it work for me to join him either financially or with my work schedule. When he mentioned another work opportunity in May that would get him… Continue reading My triumphant return to Germany was far too short
A Wine Day in the Rheingau, Part 1
We traveled to Germany at the beginning of summer, and it was amazing to be back home and where I first fell in love with wine. This is the first post to share some of what we saw, ate and drank. Zum Wohl!
A new look
You may have noticed that I have a whole new logo and look for this site. I was able to hire the very talented Danielle from Red Bandana Creative to help me develop a logo that better matches my style. All of this goes along with my hope of being able to better center my… Continue reading A new look
Trying to catch up…
Still at it. Still drinking wine. And more importantly, still nerding out about it. Early this year I applied for and was accepted in the Bâtonnage Mentorship program for women in wine. This has been a fantastic opportunity to meet with women in various sectors of the industry, ask questions, make connections, and even just… Continue reading Trying to catch up…
Quick bubbly thoughts
This weekend has become all about sparkling wine. A Champagne class Friday, a phenomenal prix fixe meal with Champagne with the first course on Saturday (at Établi), and a Sparkling Wine Tasting at Maxwell for Sunday While at Maxwell, I fan-girled at the person who first set me on the path to my CSW four… Continue reading Quick bubbly thoughts
Nerding Out with Capital Wine School – The Modern Wines of Champagne
On Friday I took a virtual class discussing the Modern Wines of Champagne. I will tell anyone and everyone that my favorite beverage in the world is Champagne (coffee and water are tied for 2nd due to being necessary for existence), and this class did not diminish that one bit. The focus was on the… Continue reading Nerding Out with Capital Wine School – The Modern Wines of Champagne
Nerding out
It's been an incredibly busy time at work. Trying to remember how to do all the bits of the job that we couldn't do virtually, with all of the people all in the same rooms, and with some incredibly challenging schedule changes has been A LOT. Thankfully I was foolish enough to look at the… Continue reading Nerding out
Tasting with someone else’s brain
Sometimes writing notes for a tasting is just plain hard. One particular day, I found myself having to steer my brain away from just thinking about how lovely this particular wine was in my glass, and how refreshing it was, back to how would someone else perceive it. What was making it refreshing? What else… Continue reading Tasting with someone else’s brain
Wine Nerd (in progress) 