0 sugar. Napa grapes. 4 bottles good for 6 weeks. Remind me why I paused my subscription?! Oh, because having an open box of wine in my fridge is a leeeetle dangerous. But! Also really convenient and really fun for parties, pool hangs, random stop-bys, and … everything, really. Launched during the pandemic (good timing…
After all, it’s possible I singlehandedly keep some wineries in business … Last year, I ran down some wine recommendations in this post for stocking up across the nation. Today, we focus on Austin and natural wine. What is natural wine? Low intervention, often but not always organic and/or biodynamically farmed, often but not always…
Say you’re ready to graduate from the hated three (hint: if you can buy it at Target, do not bring that wine in my house), but don’t know where to start, the most obvious place is your local wine shop—or restaurant, during the pandemic—where you make friends with the people that work there and they…
THERE ARE NO RULES IN QUARANTINE! Even if there were, shower happy hour is always a good idea. I got a surprise shipment from 30 Watt (although the box said Prank-o, which is a far more hilarious “from” address) for their new initiative: Bringing Happy Hour to Your Shower: Sudski and Sipski are here to help you…
Last week I said I wanted to grow all the things, and this past weekend I spent a large amount of my life doing just that—or at least, planting all the things! Should I move on to Square Foot Gardening?? Grateful for: Nali. That pupper is everything awesome in the world. Slackline shenanigans, rock climbing, coffee…
There used to be three sections of wine in my house: Closet wine – expensive/special or bottles that need to age Fridge wine – daily drinkers Shelf wine – somewhere between daily drinkers and special, ie don’t drink it as bottle 2 or 3! But I realized I was doing it all wrong. Here’s the…
Gratitude in the time of coronavirus… Wednesday night, 11pm, me to me (looking wistfully at the bathtub): a hot bath would feel great right now me to me: it’s too late to take a bath me to me: it’s coronavirus time, there are no rules! me. Grateful for my family, friends, and pup in this…
Willamette. A bed and breakfast better than any hostel. 7 friends. A minivan named the SS Meatstick. Bonfires. A BBQ barn and the greatest Italian bistro. Happy chicken tenders and dump buckets, still not beer. My 35th birthday trip was the most perfect. Worlds collided, friends came together, and amazing times were had by all.…
Three wonderful days in Paso Robles, California… STAY At this adorable VRBO, a beautiful respite with fantastic views in perfect driving distance of everything. $325/night, 3 bed, 1 bath EAT Meat from J&R’s, conveniently located next to Trader Joe’s for all your cooking needs in one. WINE Our five favorite wineries: Fratelli Perata Absolute favorite…
Hi-Time Wine Cellars has a little-known around-$10/bottle wine club, featuring two wines per month (they also have the option for an around-$25/bottle wine club too). It’s neat because it’s a low price point, you can always buy what you liked again, and they include almost a page of notes on each wine, not just tasting…