by admin | Apr 28, 2025 | The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
“…a wedding feast lacking wine embarrasses the newlyweds – imagine finishing the wedding feast drinking tea? It would be an embarrassment!” Those weren’t the words of some boozy sommelier or vineyard fanatic. That was Pope Francis, calling it like he...
by admin | Apr 21, 2025 | The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
Paris, France I don’t remember the first malbec I tasted. But I do remember the first one I couldn’t afford. It was at Don Julio, back when it was still a neighborhood joint, before the Michelin star, before the global fame. The place felt lived-in, the kind of spot...
by admin | Apr 7, 2025 | The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
Faro, Portugal The car rental guy moved like someone scooping coleslaw at a midwestern potluck—unhurried, deliberate, as if the line in front of him didn’t exist. The road into town wasn’t much faster. Storm Nuria was rolling in hard—phone alerts buzzing, palm trees...
by admin | Mar 31, 2025 | The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
Buenos Aires, Argentina Sitting at Don Julio, a steakhouse famous long before Michelin noticed, Matías Etchart uncorked his Amar y Vivir Malbec. His “kids” — now in their mid-20s and starting their new jobs — laughed, forks clinked, and the buzz of...
by admin | Mar 26, 2025 | Tasting, Wine Education
We return to our “Wine in 5” series with… Napa Valley! How did this region begin producing world-famous wines in only 60 years? (After all, it took Bordeaux hundreds of years to develop their signature wines)… How can Napa provide such a wide variety of styles?...
