Joel | July 15, 2010
Wine-snob-i-tis (wīn-snŏb -ī’tĭs) noun An infection spread through unprotected conversation with the enologically overbearing
And, man, its spreading like peanut butter right now.
In a desperate act of self-protection, I scan the room for a sign that reads EXIT.
You get it, right? I am somewhere I don’t want to be, [...]
Joel | May 7, 2010
I don’t want to drink the wines of Perfection.
Perfection is a lie. Always.
Give me wines of emotion, soul. Balance.
Fill the bottle with liquid memory, that
recalls the earth where it was conceived. Your
mother’s kitchen, your father’s hands,
a way of work and life. Tell me. Of sunlight
on your land, in your heart’s [...]
Joel | March 24, 2010
The commute sucked, the rain was relentless, and the work day had its way with me.
Finally home, crazy hungry, I fall onto the sofa and snap on an episode of THE OFFICE just as a plate of noodles with sweet and sour pork arrives to the rescue.
What’s to drink, I wonder. A half bottle [...]
Joel | February 10, 2010
Mad Love. Forever. That’s your likely reward for showing up on Valentine’s Day with Prosecco and white chocolate in hand.
Prosecco’s playful, mischievous character combined with the decadent attitude of white chocolate sets a mood that’s…uhmmm…appropriate for Valentine’s Day.
White chocolate truffles will up the pleasure ante: their round shape indulges sweet shared nibbling, [...]
