Wine Tonite!

One thing I learned from my college fraternity days amongst the paddle beatings, toga parties and sport/political dominance is that there are no losers and we are strongest when we stand together, work together and support each other.  I think this was illustrated perfectly over the recent weeks of #PinotSmackdown when the world rallied around [...]

As Hall-of-famer PrimeTime Deion Sanders (from Free Shoes University) so eloquently exclaims in his new DirecTV commercials… It’s ON!  The clock has already ticked past midnight and into the wee morning hours of August 18th down under and soon the rest of the world will be gathering together in 3 part harmony, sipping the glory [...]

In a monthly, weekly or whenever-I-feel-like-it series, I’d like to talk briefly about the grapes that are made into fine wines.  Many of you, no doubt, are probably already experts or at least know what types you like, but some of you may just know you like red over a white or vice versa.  Either [...]

Like shyly asking out that girl in school you’ve always kind of liked, but have never gotten around to it because the bold, aggressive girl next door was so much easier and quite a lot fun… if you know what I mean I am reaching out and looking for some more elegant wine love with Burgundy.  [...]

When you think of wines from New Zealand what comes to mind first?  Probably something with a strong tart pink grapfruit and cat piss smell in most cases… but, not from Kumeu River Wines near Auckland.  They are touting some pretty fantastic Chardonnay these days because they have found this variety performs best in their vineyards [...]