by admin | Jan 9, 2016 | Blog
n A belated Happy New Year to everyone! I hope the past few weeks have afforded you some well-deserved quality time off with family, friends, and most of all solo.I usually don’t make New Year’s resolutions. In the past I’ve found that any resolutions I make are...
by admin | Dec 7, 2015 | Blog
n In the past, I’ve written holiday posts about possible gift ideas for friends and family. This year is different. If your year was anything like mine, it was crazy. Usually my year slows down after Thanksgiving but not this year as I’m finishing up this post in...
by admin | Nov 21, 2015 | Blog
n Time is a funny thing. It can pass in the blink of an eye or seem like an eternity. Take the four minutes and ten seconds allowed for each of the six wines in an MS tasting exam. In those few short minutes a student must use the deductive tasting grid to examine and...
by admin | Nov 8, 2015 | Blog
n This post is a much-delayed third segment in a series I began over two years ago on strategies for teaching beginning tasters. It’s an important “next step” for beginners but it applies to everyone. To review, there were two previous phases/strategies for beginners:...
by admin | Oct 25, 2015 | Blog
n The rules of engagement for writing about wine are largely unwritten but very strict: you can praise, whine, or complain, but whatever you do, never, ever, under any circumstances insult/offend/trash a winemaker or their respective wines. It’s simply not done. The...
by admin | Oct 4, 2015 | Blog
n Felix Mendelssohn Lieder ohne Worte – Songs without WordsIf you don’t know Mendelssohn, you should. His music is brilliant and utterly enjoyable. As I write, I’m listening to his fourth symphony called “Italian,” played by the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by...
