Wine Scores and Blog

French Beauties Student Scores

Selection of French wines
From left in the photo above...Le Domaine Dedouet Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie 2018, AOP Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley, $20. FSW Students say: B+Domaine ...
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Wines for a European Summer Student Scores

Selection of European Wines
From left in the photo above...Voghera Langhe Favorita 2019, DOC Langhe Favorita, Piedmont, Italy, National price = $20; Utah price = $11. FSW Students say: B+Astobiza ...
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Italian Summer Classics Student Scores

Selection of Italian Wines
From left in the photo above...Tenuta Luisa Sauvignon Blanc 2018, DOC Isonzo del Friuli, $16. FSW Students say: B Terredora di Paolo 2019 “Loggio della Serra” ...
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Wine to pair to the inauguration

Portrait of Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury, later 2nd Earl of Clarendon (1688–1709) and his wife, Theodosia Capel, Viscountess Cornbury 1661
​A new president will be sworn in on January 20, 2021. I’ve never celebrated a presidential inauguration; in fact, I’ve never really thought anything about ...
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Wine or tequila to honor your dying pet?

Older picture of two kids with puppy
The kids dressed up as black labs. We pick up the soft, yellow-blonde puppy on a Sunday afternoon. My daughter, almost four, and my son, ...
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Champagne’s bad luck bubbles (Part 5 of 5)

Row of very dusty old champagne bottles
As I wait to start my interview with Devin Thorpe of Forbes, I sit back from the webcam on my desk, close my eyes and become ...
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