Mommelier

Month: January 2015

Detect Tannins & Acidity in Wine

Common scenario that most of us social folks have been in… A group of people goes out to dinner and splits a bottle of wine. One person tastes the wine and says, “Ah, just the way I like it – just the right amount of acidity for me.” Another person sips, makes a puckering face, […] Read more…

Chianti Classico Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

A bottle of red, a bottle of white Whatever kind of mood you’re in tonight I’ll meet you anytime you want In our Italian restaurant. I love Billy Joel. He’s iconic, a classic and so is his song “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.” Every time I hear that song, I see it…a modest neighborhood Italian […] Read more…

WSET Level 1 & Done

Signing up for the WSET Level 1 Foundations Course took a lot of courage for me to “break out” from my life as purely Mommy. I was scared to put myself back into a course of study, to do something outside the realm of home & motherhood, feared failing (what if I actually suck at […] Read more…

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