by admin | Dec 10, 2025 | Blog
Welcome to the holidays. The end of the year is nigh and with it comes that special flavor of seasonal chaos. The only saving grace will be found in precious moments of solace, even if it means locking yourself in the bathroom. Now more than ever a good book is a...
by admin | Dec 3, 2025 | Blog
Happy holidays to all even though it seems like bits of the season started to creep in just after the calendar turned September 1st, when a mountain of all things pumpkin spice appeared overnight at Albertson’s like mushrooms after a heavy rain. Honorable mention goes...
by admin | Nov 19, 2025 | Blog
It was a moment fraught with tragedy and human pathos. After the fact, I realized it was also a moment reminding me that you’re never too old to do something stupid. Some backstory is needed. Recently, we had the floor in the kitchen and my wife Carla’s office...
by admin | Nov 5, 2025 | Blog
In a previous post about blind tasting white wines, I mentioned that making the conclusion was the most challenging part of the process. Getting the correct grape variety creates more anxiety in students than any other part of tasting exams. To help remedy the...
by admin | Oct 22, 2025 | Blog
Blind tasting exams require students to examine a set of wines in detail and describe the appearance, nose, and palate of each wine being tasted, either verbally or in written form. Students then use these descriptions to make a conclusion about the wine that includes...
