La Genisia
La Genisia is making a name for Oltrepò Pavese, a lil’ subregion of Lombardia which lies in northern Italy. I say lil’, but it is the 4th largest Pinot Nero (aka Pinot Noir aka Spatburgunder)...
View ArticleALDI WINE REVIEW!
Oh, another day another video…if you shop at Aldi please check her out here my friends.
View ArticleEspresso martinis ranked!
Yooo some of these overwhelmed some straight disgusted. Watched here! Tell me your thoughts?
View ArticleFESTIVAL OF UNDISCOVERED GRAPES DISCOUNTS!!!
Are you gonna go? Do you want some discounted tix? Yeah you do! Taking place Saturday, March 28th in downtown Los Angeles, it brings together a boatload of California winemakers making wines from...
View ArticleAlways a solid
Whyfore and whence Portuguese wines? Why have I not joined the growing cohort of expats relocating to Portugal? Well, probably because I am not a joiner, which makes staying in the States but drinking...
View ArticleArgentina Yay
Just over a week into 2026, and already I have been on a rollercoaster, emotionally, professionally, physically…and then there is the dumpster inferno of my daily news doom-scroll. So either this is...
View ArticleMontefili
Italian wine just tastes Italian sometimes? A lot of the time? Like it just does. And the most Italian grape of all, I would argue, is Sangiovese. It’s like pizza and sex, you always want to have it....
View ArticleBernardus
Bernardus, my old friend. Now that we have been friends for a couple of years. You know how you encounter someone and you think they’re cool, but like, where’s it going? Then you meet them again, and...
View ArticleTrying Costco Wines!
Latest Youtube is up! Here’s a list of everything I tried: 2022 Kirkland Signature California Red Blend, $7.99 2023 Kirkland Signature Series Columbia Valley Red Wine, $14.99 2023 Kirkland Signature...
View ArticlePretty in Portugal
More love for Portugal! I’m on a real bender with it. I suppose I am trying to recreate the mood of the magical days I spent there way back when in 2019, roaming under pergola-trained vines, sucking...
View ArticleBe in Contact(o)
The Vinho Verde region, located in the northwest of Portugal, lives in my memory as a dreamy amalgamation of yes, green-ness (the Verde part of the name!) in general, but also a sort of current, an...
View ArticleJapanese KitKats!!!
Please enjoy my latest Youtube video, in which I pair apple, sake and matcha KitKats with drinks!
View ArticleNero d’Avola ftw
The King of Sicilian Wine? Wow. I know I’m not supposed to favor gendered descriptions of wine these days, but the thing is, I get what they are saying when they call it the King (not like Elvis or...
View ArticlePretty in Pink, Redolent Rosato
Cover me in deep pink. Marinate me in acid. Soothe my joints with a minerally balm. I frequently veer towards a deeper blush when it comes to my favored pink drinks. In the recent past, the prevailing...
View ArticleThe Chards of Summer…
Sultry summer nights, how I fantasize they could be, smoldering and…sultry. As if in Los Angeles there was a season in which nights were actually sultry, as if sultry didn’t actually mean slightly...
View ArticleRanking Trader Joe’s White Wines
I’m back! This time I taste test all the Trader Joe’s brand white wines, plus some bonus rosé and bubbles just to round things out. Please take a watch! Here are the wines tasted and prices: Trader...
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