amateur de vin: a lover of wine

Thanks for supporting this blog! This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission if you click and buy. During a trip to the UK last week, I had the extraordinary opportunity to taste a bit of wine history – the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay. The fully appreciate why this matters, here is some back story: The Judgement of Paris occurred May 24, 1976 (and therefore there are a number of celebratory 50th anniversary events this spring, more on that in

Welcome to a new (semi) regular series, Read Between the Wines, in which I review a book and suggest a wine pairing (it is a tough job but someone's gotta do it). I'm an avid reader, often reading one to two books a week. I mostly lean toward contemporary fiction, suspense, and, of course, stories that revolve around food and wine, both fiction and non. Thanks for supporting this blog! This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission if you click and bu

On April 11 I had the thrill of attending the 2022 WSET Graduation and Awards Ceremony in London. This was a bit of a journey, with the...

The last couple of months have been quite the whirlwind. I found myself in Sonoma for a work trip, followed by a week of bliss at an...