If you're looking to test your wine acumen, there is an ASI (Association of International Sommeliers) Certificate 1 exam in KC on August 17. It's a written exam (no tasting or service) and costs only $50. Reach out to me at [email protected] if you're interested.
ECHOLANDS DINNER on Monday, Feb 16 at 6:00 PM at Cru Restaurant. Three course meal with me (Doug) and a bunch of Echolands wine! $97 per guest. Chicory salad, Beef Carpaccio and Lamb Chops. Call Cru at (816) 955-2627 or go to https://t.co/3IwgOqDHOu
Interested wine peeps! The first MS Intro course in an our area in years will be held in KC on February 10-11 at the 1900 Bldg. Please join me! Registration link at https://t.co/8R2ZvzeVCt
A Certified Rhône Specialist class from the Academy du
Rhône is available in a 3-hour immersion led by David Keck MS with a 18-wine tasting next week in KC. It's Wednesday, September 11 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm at the Mineral Lounge. Register at https://t.co/WGTs7PF1yJ
Big Table Farm 2022 PN Willamette: I receive bottles like this one occasionally & that makes me very happy. Crushed rose petal, strawberry skins, cranberry juice, a little bit of cola and humus, then some exotic spices drifting like incense. Simply put, it's a pleasure to drink.
@nedmparker1 you have mistakenly engaged in “both-siderism” in your NPR report on violent threats to judges, saying it’s the result of divisive rhetoric on both sides. These threats are because Trumpers believe violence is a reasonable means to an end. Say it. Stop hiding truth.
Denver airport just keeps getting more chaotic. Passing through it is fine; stopping there is a mess: nonexistent signage, they hide your boxes and don’t tell you where to look, sometime they’re with skis and sometimes not. Again, no signage. Takes forever; be forewarned.
Walla Walla Valley received its official AVA designation on February 6, 1984 and 40 years later – we're raising a glass to our past, present and future!
I just had a delightful pilsner from Alma Mater Brewing. Premiant is absolutely delicious; I am so damned impressed. Delicacy and personality in equal measure.