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Geek was standing near the cold box in one of our favorite Michigan wine shops last week when a patron strolled in and asked: ‘do you have any cold Sancerre?’ We replied: ‘not sure, let’s see’. There was indeed a chilled Sancerre there, but it was $55 and apparently above her budget

Geek recently described a wine to a young acquaintance, saying something like: ‘lean, but balanced overall’ and their reply was ‘you wine geeks and your wine speak; tell me in English’. We were sorta surprised: we thought that was English.

About 5 years ago, Geek noted on these pages a concerning trend: the unrelenting, upward march of the prices for Napa Cabernet. At the time, we wondered if they were going to ‘kill the golden goose’ which Napa was (is).

Wine Geek is not one to declare his hair is on fire very often: crises and emergencies are part of life so addressing such things should be done calmly and logically.

The Chianti Classico Version Without going too far down a rabbit hole, in the

When Mt. Etna was ‘rediscovered’ 20 years ago, there was an eruption of activity

Over the past 40 years (!), Geek has had the extraordinarily good fortune to

In Napa, Prices and Risks are Up, Interest is Down… The numbers are a

‘What’s Behind Door #2?’ Hint: not beer Big Beer Isn’t Happy: Seltzers & RTD’s