As many of you may know, I have been a corporate technology consultant for over 20 years. My interest in wine (and the wine business) has always been at best a hobby that has had a gradual growing interest for these past 20 years. As a…
Many celebrities live lifestyles that can only be dreamed of by most people and are worshiped by fans that become starstruck upon meeting them. Yet the truth is that celebrities are truly “just like the rest of us” wine lovers and dream of making their own…
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Ask anyone on the street to name a state in the northeastern United States that makes great ice wines, and they will probably say New York. While I’m sure this is certainly an easy bet, then ask them to name another state from the same region.…
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Before you read my article, please understand that I am NOT a financial advisor and you should in no way take anything I say as financial advice… I remember the early days of working at a booth inside a Sam’s Club for my local dial-up Internet…
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Jack Daniels whiskey may be the first alcoholic beverage most people think about for Tennessee, but it may surprise you to know that they actually have a thriving wine industry with over 40 wineries spread across the state as well an AVA (Mississippi Delta AVA). It…
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Anyone out there into NFT (Non-fungible token) art and photos? For a fun learning experience, I am putting a few of my favorite photographs I’ve taken for sale online. If you are interested, go here to buy them. UPDATE: I have also added NFT to OpenSea.…
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Just in time for April 20th AKA 4/20 comes a long awaited Cannabis-infused wine follow up article. It has been over a year since I first planned to write this, but mostly due to the pandemic it just wasn’t possible until now. If you don’t remember…
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Have you ever wondered where it is believed that wine as we know it today first originated? Most average wine drinks will typically at least know that wine is aged in barrels, but it would probably come as a surprise to many of them that barrels…
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Scuppernong was a name I had heard for the first time when I first started making my own wines and is considered the ancestor to many of the now more well known Muscadine varietals. It is one of the larger native muscadine varietals that grows easily…
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My guess is that when Rhode Island is mentioned, the first thing that comes to people’s mind is how tiny it is. Then when the vineyards in Rhode Island get brought up, I’m also guessing that most people would respond with, “How? It is so small.…
