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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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