Mouth to Mouth
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Where to Wine & Dine in Athens, Greece—Plus Recs for the In-between Time
Read the story →: Where to Wine & Dine in Athens, Greece—Plus Recs for the In-between TimeAthens is entangled in ancient and innovation, a cosmopolitan cradle of Western civilization with much to offer. A perfect city for wandering without a plan, yet here are my recs to make the most of Greece’s capital.
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My Rhôneissance
Read more: My RhôneissanceSo I’m in whole a Rhôneissance thing right now. The Côte-Rôtie, Cornas, Gigondas, the big Pape-A…All things considered, at least the #WSETDiploma program has given me that, because prior to, I never knew about these outstanding wines that are so “reasonably priced.” Intricate wines that can end up taking your palate on quite the journey.
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Welcome to My #DIPWSET Journey
Read more: Welcome to My #DIPWSET JourneyAnd it’s official, my WSET Diploma studies are underway once more! This week I began what will be the most intense, most difficult course of my wine life to date: D3 – Wines of the World. Spanning over nine months with weekly in-class hours, study-group sessions, and a ton of self-study, this course is going to be…
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My Kendall Jackson Crisis
Read more: My Kendall Jackson CrisisAs I grapple with having blindly assessed an $11 Kendall Jackson Char as “Very Good” according to WSET standards, so many thoughts…
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Traversa, I love you.
Read more: Traversa, I love you.Visiting Traversa was one of those wine-made moments I’ll never forget. The people, the land, Nebbiolo, Barbera…the people! Their wines vibrate, limestone-licked and expressed. The winemakers’ warmth present in every sip.
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Instagram Tips for Wineries
Read more: Instagram Tips for WineriesInstagram is all the rage these days. So naturally, the wine world has hopped on board to add this social media platform to their marketing mix. Let me shed some light on how to use it!
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The Purple Heart Award
Read more: The Purple Heart AwardThe Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the CEO of Purple Mouthed to any wine of the world who, while poured under competent (ish) authority in any capacity with Kendal Montgomery, has been LOVED and drank in its entirety, perhaps multiple times. Probably multiple times.
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#USEME
Read more: #USEMEHashtags. Use ‘em. And with that, you could go ahead increase my bounce rate, leave the page, because that’s the meat. I led with the meat. However, hear me out.
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Tasting Notes: White Grapes Left To Be
Read more: Tasting Notes: White Grapes Left To BeAs this week is all about the orange, the skin-contact, the skin-fermented, whatever you want to call them….here are some notes from notable sips of white grapes that were left to be.
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White Grapes Left To Be
Read more: White Grapes Left To BeTouching me. Touching you. Flesh to flesh. A sensation like no other. Just as the human touch can turn you on, reach the pit of your stomach and beyond, so is the power of grape skins when in contact with their juice.
the nose has remembers
ears bear weight
a mouth delights
and then there’s sight…
feelings trellis in-between
Come to your senses
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