My father was 8 years old when Russian authorities invaded his town in Poland, murdered his father, and shipped most of the family — my dad, his mother, and 3 of his 4 siblings — off on a train. Stuffed in a car with many other families, they began a days-long journey without food or … Continue reading Out of the Woods
The discovery of a new favorite wine, grape, or region can happen at any time or place, and it often occurs when you least expect it. For some, it happens at a fancy restaurant. For others, in a beautiful vineyard. With me, it all started in a sewer. Let me back up. In 2004, I … Continue reading All the World’s a Pub
Note: the below post was a guest blog I wrote for Morrell & Company Wines Wine gets better with age. Everyone knows that, right? I mean, growing up the only bottles I ever saw were Manischewitz and — later — Boone’s, yet somehow I feel like I’ve known this since the day I was born. … Continue reading A Matter of Maturity
Note: the below post was a guest blog I wrote for Morrell & Company Wines. Which one of these is not like the others? Good wine Sophisticated food Stimulating conversation Young children I love my kids. More than anything. But, I also love entertaining. And, sometimes the former makes the latter just a tad more … Continue reading A Perfect–Imperfect Balancing Act
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