In my first few months living in Madrid, I ate too many croquettes, drank my weight in Mencia, and watched the entire Game of Thrones series. Feeling inspired by the final season announcement and by how often the everyone is imbibing the drink of the gods, I decided to assign a wine to some of my fav characters.
Read MoreBefore living in Spain, I had only ever tried Mencia in the form of Rosé, which was lovely but as is the case for most Rosés, I don't remember much about it. That experience couldn't be more different than the Mencia reds I've been bingeing since arriving in Madrid.
Read MoreIt’s really hard to talk about wine without sounding like an a$$hole. For a long time, having any knowledge of wine was connected to deep pockets, obsessive behavior to the point of social dysfunction, or just an air of pretension. I think, though, that the wine industry is at a real inflection point with a massive shift from the snotty to gritty.
Read MoreThere are a LOT of flavors happening at Passover Seder, and even more challenging for a wino is that we’re not used to eating most in our typical diets. As such, it can be difficult to pick the right wine to accompany a Seder meal.
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