Songs to pair with a bottle of rosé and a fire pit on summer nights

7 wines I loved in 2015

2015 is the year I fell head over heals with wine. Did I love wine before this year? Yes. I loved to drink it and…

Why restaurants should stop saying all sparkling wine is Champagne

I went to a Greek restaurant for brunch recently, and the menu gave a choice of three $5 drinks: bloody Mary, mimosa and Champagne.

Immersed in Albariño

For the past six weeks my feet have been mostly planted in South Jersey, but each Tuesday night my friends and I travel to…

I don’t care about organic certification, much

I write about wine, but I’m not a wine critic. When someone introduces me as a wine critic, or maybe a wine reviewer, I choose to correct the misconception. I have it down to two quick sentences.

Wine education by documentary: Italy Wine Artisans & More Trentino Italy

As an independent journalist, I make my living from writing about a variety of topics, but I want to let you in a something I haven’t announced too loudly yet. I have a five year plan that focuses on wine…

A mysterious wine on the rack

Last night it was just my 14-year-old steak-lovin’ son and I home for dinner, so I pulled a big steak out…

Ought and should (and the damage they do)

My former marriage counselor used to tell my ex and me that all sorts of problems arise when we think “I should” or “He should” or “We should.” “Should” is a often crazy, damaging concept. It suggests that the present circumstances are either right or…