Note: The content of this blog was recently featured in Today – you can see the article here. Recently, the conversation piece about corks in fruit bowls to ward off fruit flies came up. So we decided to move that conversation here on the blog! Two things attract…
Using Corks to Get Rid of Fruit Flies
Let’s Talk Pinot!
Happy International Pinot Noir Day! In honor of today (and the wine you should be enjoying on such a day) we decided to talk a bit about the ancient Pinot Noir grape. Wait…ancient? Yes! Pinot Noir is one of the oldest grapes, with its DNA dating back at…
National White Wine Day!
Yup, you read that right! Put down that red and pull up a glass of white, August 4 is National White Wine Day! Not much else to say today, so cheers! SHOP WHITE WINE PAIRING CALIFORNIA-STYLED CHARDONNAY
A Still Life by Glenn F.
Customer and defacto blog contributor Glenn F. had sent us this photo a little while back, and while we had been holding off to use it for content this fall, it just seems a waste to sit on, so we thought we’d share it here. While many customers…
It’s Rosé Season! (Like You Didn’t Know That Already Though…)
Our HBIC Jessica was recently published alongside other industry leaders speaking on the next wave of Rosé wines, non-Provençal. What should we expect to see, and where from? While this incredible wine lifestyle piece is hidden behind a paywall on the original site, we will recreate it here…
The Heat is On!
Well, the summer heat has descended upon the vast majority of the US, and yes, if you’re asking yourself if it’s unsafe to ship wine, that means you shouldn’t be doing it. Thankfully we have our Summer Buy & Hold option to add to any order and have…
Happy 4th of July!
Wishing everyone a happy, safe, and healthy Independence Day! Cheers! -Cameron Hughes Staff
Customer Service: Owen
Anyone who has ever called or emailed us has interacted with Owen at some point or another over the last decade. What some of you may not know is that he now lives on a remote mountainside overlooking a bay in Alaska. Completely off the grid. Once a…
Legs
No matter what your spouse claims about that bottle that was there last night – but is somehow missing now – it did not grow legs and walk away. So what do the wine geeks mean when they speak to a wine’s legs? It’s the way the wine…