What will you be sipping on when the clock strikes midnight?
With a New Year comes an obligation to celebrate, both in reflection of the past and in anticipation of the future! When the clock strikes midnight this New Year’s Eve, what will YOU be drinking to...
View ArticleSpicy Food Dilemma
Ever been perplexed by what wine to pair with spicy food? I sure have, many times, and have often been tempted to just go for a beer. Truth be told, the wines that are most complimentary to spicy foods...
View ArticleViva Italia!
Back to the sweet life. The Wine Genie is taking an international vacation in May – to my favorite wine country! Viva Italia! Know what I’m most excited about? Driving Fiats like this: Mary Grace and...
View ArticleGo on, Give it a Shot
When the weather is nice, what do I want to do? Go wine browsing. When the weather is terrible, what do I want to do? Go wine browsing. Well. Today was officially the most beautiful spring day we’ve...
View ArticleRidge Horizontal Tasting – 2007 Vintage
Ridge is one of the most reputable producers out of California, and my tasting group recently got together to do a horizontal tasting of all the single vineyard wines produced in 2007. Ridge is...
View ArticleQ: Want to know how to have a good time?
A: A brown bag wine party. As you can see, we did quite a bit of damage! My roommate and I recently hosted a wine tasting at our house, but this was not a super serious, even remotely stuffy wine...
View ArticleTweep of the Week
To all readers who stumbled across this blog through Atlanta Dish – thank you for visiting! If you’re a wino like me, feel free to subscribe (to the right) for email notifications of new entries. And...
View ArticleLessons Learned…
View from Borgo Finocchieto I just got back from a whirlwind vacation in Italy, and I have been writing blog entries in my head non-stop since landing in Atlanta on Tuesday evening! I spent just under...
View ArticleA Grower Champagne Good-Bye
After spending four and a half years in Atlanta, Georgia, I am departing to become a Longhorn – that’s right, I’ll be attending graduate school at the Red McCombs School of Business at The University...
View ArticleVino Vino Participates in 2nd Annual Pinot Noir Smackdown
Fellow Austin wine-lovers - Come join in some Pinot Noir drinking fun at Vino Vino in Hyde Park on Thursday, August 18th, and if you’re a twitter-user, tweet your favorite Pinot region to participate...
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