I met the MUTINEER Magazine team in 2010 at the Hospice du Rhone, in Paso Robles, California. They were there promoting the magazine, emceeing tastings, and otherwise trying to raise the energy level in the room. The temperature of beverage industry was rising, consumers were excited – about wine, mixed drinks, and micro-brews – but very few bloggers and … Continue reading I Joined The Mutiny …
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Honesty, Honestly
#AMERICANWINEWRITER ASKS: WHERE ARE OUR WINE HEROES? I had a dream last night. Okay, it was this morning. Right before I woke up. Maybe that’s why it’s still fresh in my mind. I can feel myself moving through it, talking in it, even now, minutes into the future with my morning toast and coffee in … Continue reading Honesty, Honestly
A Snapshot of Wine
I like to think of each wine as a photograph; an organic system frozen in time like a camera captures two young lovers holding hands for the first time. One hand is art. The other is science. You could have one without the other, but where’s the romance in that? And what comes after that … Continue reading A Snapshot of Wine
The Magic of a Great Vintage
[This article was written by Benjamin Spencer, AmericanWineWriter, and published by Eligible Magazine. Follow this link to read the full article.] Relationships are a lot like wine. There are times to grow and gather, work and wait, and most certainly there are moments of ecstasy. Once in a while all the potential possibilities converge and … Continue reading The Magic of a Great Vintage
The Corrected Coffee
I love coffee. It's one of my favorite daily pleasures, especially upon waking in the morning and after an afternoon nap – the rich aroma of roasted beans grinding, the dark bitter liquid frothing in the percolator. It's mouthwatering. The only thing that ever makes it better is the correction. The caffe corretto is generally accepted … Continue reading The Corrected Coffee
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