Tasting: Dealing with a Dominant Aroma in the Glass

n Last month my blog turned five years old. With this post there are now over 270,000 words of content in 148 entries written during that time. I started the blog in January of 2012 just weeks after leaving the Education Director post with the Court. My last three...

The Feynman Technique

n Richard Feynman                            “Do simple better.”                                                                     Joe MaddonI usually don’t make New Year’s resolutions. In the past I’ve found that any resolutions I make are quickly forgotten causing...

Have Yourself a Merry Little…

n ​In keeping with the ghost of Christmas blog posts past I will once again offer a humble list of potential gifts. I’ll also offer a bit of safe and sane advice: buy yourself something really nice for Christmas (Hint: you should do the same for your birthday)....

Old Becomes New

n A question I’m often asked by someone not in the industry is, “What’s new in the wine world?” If I ran into you in line at a local market and you asked said question at this point in time, I’d probably have a one-word response: “Furmint.”If not familiar, Furmint is...

Don’t Stand So Close to Me

n Sony Pictures Proxemics is the science of how we communicate with others and the environment around us through the use of space. While the term may sound a bit abstract it definitely applies to wine service as far as awareness of the appropriate distance to maintain...