Partnered Post

I have a confession to make: One of the reasons why I took an extra long hiatus from writing is the fact that I started to write to please people. Truthfully, right before the pandemic a lot of the dinners became so formulaic. My articles reflected it: Discuss dinner. Discuss wine. Discuss pairing. Avoid witty statements. Focus on making the tasting notes so accurate, it makes the hardest wine snob weep.

But that’s not who I am… and one of the few beauties that the pandemic brought was the time (and excuse) to refresh, rediscover my tone, and define what I want to do with this site. Essentially, I’d rather get real, write about what I think and like, and talk about events that I actually enjoy.

For me, the formula to an enjoyable wine event involves something unusual, something out of the ordinary. It could be an unusual wine, menu, or format… and the more “layman” it is, the better.