The 12 Nights of Wine – Night #5

I’m hoping that tonight’s wine will not be as difficult to describe as it is to define. I will say that, in general, Vinebox does a poor job of informing the recipient about the wine they are drinking, and hopefully, enjoying. A standard layout of producing winery, name of wine, vintage, and varietal(s) would be […]

The 12 Nights of Wine – Night #4

For Night #4, we return to Italy but visit a different, lesser-known region (at least, it’s lesser-known to me). Before I opened this vial, I had never heard of Basilicata, but a little research reveals that this region is in southern Italy and is largely known for it’s Aglianico wines. This particular wine, which is […]

The 12 Nights of Wine – Night #3

Before anyone starts on me for “skipping” a night, I never said I was doing these 12 Nights consecutively (that was a joke – I don’t expect enough people read this to care or notice that I missed a night). That being said, I’m excited about tonight’s wine as I get to revisit one of […]

The 12 Nights of Wine – Night #2

Welcome back to our 12 Nights of Wine from Vinebox. We are staying in France for Night #2, but tonight, we sample a dry red from the Languedoc region. Specifically, this is a 2018 Le P’tit Coup Rouge from Chateau du Donjon. According to Vivino, this wine is a blend of Grenache, Merlot, and Carignan […]

The 12 Nights of Wine – Night #1

It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything on this site, but life has been chaotic for the last…couple years. In August of 2019, I moved from Indiana to North Carolina (a beer state…) to start my PhD, and as you can imagine, that, on top of the pandemic this year, has rendered me […]

“Is this really a full glass?”- Embracing the Empty

As a wine bar associate, I often hear people exclaim “Is this really a glass?!” when I pour the standard 5 oz. glass of wine. Of course, this always is followed by my explanation of why a glass is poured the way it is. I have now transitioned to another position at the winery that […]