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We have all been there. You just got home after a long, exhausting day at work, or perhaps you are at a beautiful picnic spot with a stunning sunset in front of you. You reach into the bag to grab that bottle of Cabernet or crisp Chardonnay you have been dreaming about, only to realize […]
If you have walked through the wine aisle of any grocery store in the last few years, you have seen it. The label is clean, white, and features a bold, cursive “Josh” printed across the front. It is almost impossible to miss. Josh Cellars, or simply “Josh” as most people call it, has become a […]
There is a specific kind of social anxiety that only occurs when someone hands you a bottle of wine and a corkscrew at a dinner party. All eyes are on you. You start twisting, the metal grinds, the cork begins to crumble, and suddenly you are fishing bits of tree bark out of a lovely […]
I still remember the first time I really paid attention to a glass of Muscat wine. It was a warm summer evening at a small outdoor bistro. The server brought out a chilled glass of what looked like simple white wine, but the moment the glass got anywhere near my nose, I was stunned. It […]
If you have ever spent a Friday night on your couch watching Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly run around in tuxedos, you probably know exactly what I am talking about. The Catalina Wine Mixer is one of those rare things that started as a joke in a movie and somehow took on a life […]
For a long time, rose wine was the misunderstood middle child of the beverage world. It was often dismissed as either too sweet, too cheap, or just a trend for people who didn’t actually like “real” wine. I remember my first experience with a glass of pink wine years ago. It was a sugary, neon-colored […]
If you have ever walked into a wine shop and felt a bit overwhelmed by the red wine section, you are not alone. There are thousands of grapes out there, but few have the commanding presence and the storied history of the Shiraz wine grape. I remember the first time I sat down with a […]
If you have ever sat down with a glass of wine that looked almost like black ink and smelled like a mixture of crushed blackberries, cracked black pepper, and maybe even a hint of smoked meat, you have likely met Syrah. For many people starting their wine journey, Syrah is the “aha” moment grape. It […]
If you have ever spent a warm afternoon sitting at a seaside café on the Italian Riviera, chances are you have seen a bottle of chilled, pale-straw colored wine sitting on a nearby table. That wine is almost certainly Gavi. For a long time, the world of Italian wine was dominated by the heavy, tannic […]
When we think about the American Revolutionary War, we often picture small groups of farmers hiding behind stone walls or the snowy misery of Valley Forge. However, the Battle of Brandywine, fought on September 11, 1777, tells a much grander and more complex story. This was a massive clash of two professional armies involving nearly […]
