consider the cat

Yesterday was Mari's birthday. That's right -- our little girl isn't a kitten anymore! (Although she still whines like one.) To...

time for a digestif?

It's past midnight here on the East Coast. Today I left the D.C. area for Atlanta, where we'll be pouring at a wine auction and...

gigantic cat

From Vegas to Virginia ... Today Carisa and I were in Occoquan when we met the biggest cat I have ever seen in my entire life....

viva las vegas

Still here. Spent the afternoon visiting our accounts and thanking restaurants for putting our wines on their lists (and wondering...

I never stay up this late

So I am in Vegas, wearing pajamas, an overcoat and too much eye makeup. I arrived today. I already poured at one wine event, and...

hello from my cubicle

On Tuesday at our companywide meeting, I have to make a presentation about my job and exactly what it is I do. So instead of standing...

to shell beach

I have been trying to blog about my experience at last weekend's World of Pinot Noir, but for some reason, it's been hard to describe....

free meal?

We were at the très French Hyde Street Bistro on Saturday to celebrate Brian's 21st birthday. (Imagine that -- finally legal! At...