SO MILLENNIALS DON’T DRINK WINE. LET’S NOT BLAME THEM.
A recent article in The New York Times (read here) lamented that Millennials are not drinking wine and what can possibly be done to fix that problem. Oh, the pearl-clutching that must be going on by the massive Death Star of a company that owns The Prisoner, what panic-stricken moans must be emanating from the halls […]
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THE GREAT GRAPES OF GREECE: A VIEW FROM MOUNT OLYMPUS
So, I was thinking, folks need a quick way to learn about Greek grapes. One that is easy yet will make you look like a Greek wine expert in no time flat. Because I am sweet, kind, and want to spread Greek grape love all over the world, (Except for West Virginia. They can stick […]
Wine Land Mine: The dangerous game of tiptoeing through a restaurant wine list
You’d think it was not physically possible but buying wine in a restaurant can both blow and suck at the same time. Lots of the wines are unrecognizable, your app on your phone says the wine is a far sight cheaper in a store, your server seems to know barely more than you do, you […]
A New Year’s resolution you can actually keep: drink more Greek wine
New Year’s resolutions are a joke. Yup, I said it. Of course, I’m only saying what you’re all thinking. “I’ll lose weight this year.” No, you won’t. “I resolve to be kinder.” You are already meaner than the Grinch and you will get meaner because as you age that’s what you do. “I’m going to […]
Agiorgitiko Crap Name, Great Wine
Agiorgitiko (pronounced AYE-yor-YEE-tee-ko, yes it is that hard to say) has the worst name of any wine grape in existence, even worse than Durif, which sounds like a skin condition. Agiorgitiko means “St. George” and that name sucks for two reasons. One, saints are boring. They are never making John Wick a saint even with […]
THE ALCOHOLIDAYS
It is the holiday season, and this year unlike last, we can socialize, attend parties, go to wine tastings, (ahem…shameless plug for Symposium Wednesday at Krasi) and in general have the kind of holiday fun that was taken from us last year. Now I want everyone to have a blast. Really feel the joy of […]
