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?...
by Lucy | Mar 24, 2025 | The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
Someone recently described our wine club members as “people with brains.” I took it as a compliment—but more importantly, as reassurance. Reassurance that in a world chasing quick fixes, viral trends, and instant answers, some of us still prefer to slow down and ask:...
by admin | Mar 19, 2025 | Tasting, Wine Education
How does the thin-skinned, unassuming, finicky pinot noir grape create the most expensive wines in the world? Is it the acidity? (No; they’re not any more acidic than other wines) The alcohol level? (No; they can have high alcohol levels under the right growing...
by admin | Mar 17, 2025 | The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
Paris, France A threat makes a better headline than a landed punch. That’s the odd, thrilling tension swirling in the wine world right now—like storm clouds drifting over a Tuscan vineyard. A threat keeps us on edge; once the punch lands, we’re left to sort out the...
