Latest Stories
This blog is a collection of short notes about wine, food, and the stories behind them. I write to make wine feel easier, more personal, and more fun to share.
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Last Saturday was Valentine’s Day. The dining room was full of couples, candles everywhere, beautiful wines on every table. The conversations were lovely. Romantic, relaxed, happy. It was the kind of service that reminds me why I do this work. But one thing surprised me. At least five different tables asked about decanters and aerators.…
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Early January always feels like a deep breath. The holidays are over. The calendar is clean. And a lot of us are trying to get back into a rhythm that actually feels good. This is what I keep coming back to: Wine is at its best when it feels like company, not a test. Not…
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Closing out 2025 feels like putting the last glass down after a long night on the floor. Tired in a good way. Grateful. Still curious. And the question I heard all year, in different ways, from different people, was this: Can wine just feel easy again? This year, the wine world felt louder and more…