by Heather Lipp | May 25, 2016 | Advice, Recommendations, Uncategorized
With Memorial Day right around the corner I thought it appropriate to write a blog post on something a little more than just wine. As I mentioned is my previous blog post, Why the Story Behind the Wine Matters, I believe that the stories behind the winemaker and the...
by Heather Lipp | May 9, 2016 | Advice, Recommendations, Uncategorized
What is a cult wine? If you want more than the typical flippant answer – it’s a wine you cannot afford – here goes how I would explain what makes a cult wine. This explanation is best described by a story about a friend of ours. Our good friend, Steve Carpenter,...
by Heather Lipp | Apr 20, 2016 | Recommendations, Uncategorized
As you may recall from my blog post Looking For a Club You Can Drink Your Way Into?, my New Year’s resolution was to reach Century Club status by the end of 2016. You’re admitted into the Century Club if you’ve tried at least 100 different grape varietals. When I...
by Heather Lipp | Feb 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
A little while ago my husband (Jordan) and I had the pleasure of having an impromptu date night. We went to a steakhouse near our home and after some wine list searching, we ordered the 2011 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon. I’m a big fan of Jordan Vineyard & Winery,...
by Heather Lipp | Feb 18, 2016 | Advice, Recommendations, Uncategorized
Perhaps the most popular question readers have put to me since I’ve started the blog is: what is the best boxed wine? This is a tricky question for me to answer, considering I’ve actively avoided boxed wine since college. But, in the name of ‘science’, I...
