The declassé and the classay
Last Saturday I had a friend over for drinks, and I bust out the 2014 William Heritage Estate Reserve Chardonnay. It was gorgeous,...
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Lara Wiz
Jun 25, 20212 min read
You want steak wine? This is your steak wine
Last week was Father’s Day, and all my dad wanted was steak. “Dad, I can do something on the smoker if you wa—…” Nope. Steak. Ask a silly...
Lara Wiz
Jun 18, 20212 min read
Unaware and unoaked
I’m a little embarrassed I didn’t already know this. I’ve railed against unoaked chardonnay before: why would you bother, there are other...
Lara Wiz
Jun 4, 20212 min read
It's real cool in the cellar
It’s been a wild couple of weeks here at Wiz Manor. I had to get my cat Fido in to the vet, and it turns out he has serious heart...
Lara Wiz
May 7, 20212 min read
Print “Hello World!”
After months of stress, hours of hashing out agreements via attorneys, and days of packing, I still can’t quite believe it but… I moved....
Lara Wiz
Apr 30, 20212 min read
Packing it up
This is the last WineWiz! …That I will write in this house. (Ha ha, suckers. Yeah, I move in four days and this is all the level of...
Lara Wiz
Apr 23, 20212 min read
Not much contrast, but pretty beyond compare
Well, it’s spring! And there was a freeze warning for the night of April 22. Of course. Speaking of things that should be heralding...
Lara Wiz
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Groovin' on GrünerGroovin' on grüner
Oh no! Disaster! And for once I’m not talking about house stuff. (At the moment. That could change. I haven’t checked my email or text...
Lara Wiz
Mar 12, 20212 min read
Getting around on Pi Day
One of the nerdiest holidays of the year occurs this Sunday, 3/14, known as Pi Day. It's also the anniversary of Albert Einstein's birth,...
Lara Wiz
Mar 5, 20212 min read
Midnight ramblings
Hey, how are you, insomnia? ‘Twas the night before I had to write a wine column, and I’m still up. I have this fun thing nowadays where...
Lara Wiz
Feb 26, 20212 min read
Opening that bottle
Saturday night is Open That Bottle Night, a holiday conceived by authors Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher. (And did you know Mr....
Lara Wiz
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Republic of Georgia on my mind
You know how I swore in this very space just a couple of weeks ago not to make any big wine purchases till this house situation was...
Lara Wiz
Feb 12, 20214 min read
Winebroing with Somm (2012)
Taking another break from drinking this week, so I went back to wine-related media. This week I watched Somm (2012), a documentary about...
Lara Wiz
Feb 5, 20213 min read
No $13,000 bottles here
Oh, Chrissy Teigen. The Internet is mad at her again. She posted a question on her Twitter on Wednesday, "What's the most expensive thing...
Lara Wiz
Feb 2, 20212 min read
Emptying the Cellar One Bottle at a Time
I may have mentioned before: I'm moving. At some point. I don't know exactly when yet, and right now there's no particular where in the...
Lara Wiz
Jan 22, 20211 min read
Philadelphia Freedom
I don't know, there's just something about this week that makes me want to change things up a little bit. Something...new?...
Lara Wiz
Dec 11, 20201 min read
Pleasantly surprised
Monday, December 7 was my birthday. (Cue the "date that will live in infamy" jokes, I've heard 'em all!) I didn't plan a big blowout bash...
Lara Wiz
Dec 4, 20202 min read
Staying vertical during a vertical tasting
Hope you in the U.S. had a happy and safe Thanksgiving. I listened to Dr. Fauci and didn't go to anyone else's house. Luckily I have mad...
Lara Wiz
Nov 20, 20202 min read
Drink and eat what tastes good
Numerous conversations with friends and coworkers show that a significant number of USAians' Thanksgiving Day plans can be summed up...
Lara Wiz
Nov 13, 20202 min read
Will it pair?
I saw my first Christmas commercials on TV the other day. OK, it was the Hershey Kisses We Wish You a Merry Christmas bell-ringing ad...
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