Category: Seasonal Recommendations

With Oktoberfest belching to life this Saturday, wine remarks may be drowned out in the clink of mugs (Maßkrugs if you are a Teutonic purist) and blasts of Oompah bands. Continue reading →

You labor with mixed emotions during the Labor Day holiday. Continue reading →

We celebrate a 240th birthday Monday. God bless America. Continue reading →

Father’s Day cometh. Continue reading →

Writing about wine for Mother’s Day is fraught with peril. Continue reading →

As we savor spring’s sweet kiss, greening grass and trees, eruptions of flowers both wild and garden-grown, our thoughts turn to sipping on the patio, picnicking in the park. Continue reading →

Last week’s advice for Christmas was restraint—don’t go with high-dollar wine that will not be appreciated amid Christmas chaos and celebration.
New Year’s is different. Continue reading →

With Christmas two days hence, the good news is selecting wine for your family’s joyous holiday feast is not daunting task even at this late date.
Relax. Enjoy your shopping for hallelujah libations. Continue reading →

‘Tis season of giving, and what wine drinker would not like a wine-connected gift for Christmas?
They likely would appreciate quality wine, but wine-related stuff also works and lingers longer than an evening or two. Continue reading →

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, ideal dramatis personae for annual Halloween column, and an opening into discussion of what happens when we enjoy more alcohol than prescribed by “drink responsibly.”
Researchers at Department of Psychological Sciences at University of Missouri-Columbia published a paper characterizing “four types of drunks.” Where do you fall, presuming you have ever been drunk? Continue reading →