As we have just come out with a Debauchery Pinot Noir, it seemed fitting to take a quick look at a wine that’s one of the most versatile and yet sought after wines available. Pinots tend to be a “light” red wine. Not necessarily in color, but in the way it feels in your mouth. [...]

Hurricane season is upon us and this year, NOAA is predicting that this will likely be a higher than normal hurricane year.  The LA Times predicts 9 to 15 “named” storms in the Atlantic.  Now this isn’t to say that hurricanes aren’t to be taken seriously – I think Katrina changed that perception forever.  But [...]

It’s the Friday after Labor Day and that can mean only one thing.  The kids are back at school.  Did that sound celebratory? It actually was.  There are a couple things to celebrate about “Back to School” (if you’re not a kid that is): ~ There seem to be more hours in the day. ~ [...]

Creating a bottle of wine like me is laborious. I mean, it takes all year for the vines to create the bud, then the flower, then the grape, and then go dormant to gain strength to do it all again.  And once the grape is taken from the vine, it takes a lot of work [...]

I am a bottle of wine.  I show up, get opened, enjoyed and I’m done.  In general, there isn’t much thought given to the behind the scenes work of getting me to your table. We’ve talked before about how I get to an actual store, restaurant or bar, but in honor of Harvest Month (there are lots [...]

The definition of Debauchery, depending on where you look, focuses on indulgence, either basic indulgence (whatever that may be) or extreme indulgence.  It also requires the concept of sensuality – so you’re either indulging in sensual pleasures or extreme indulgence in sensuality. Both those words – indulgence and sensuality – have such different connotations to [...]

Debauchery doesn’t have to be one of those planned events – in fact, we much prefer the last minute gatherings that conclude in debauchery, or even better, casual debauchery. What is casual debauchery?  It’s that end of the day, thinking about dinner or even starting to make dinner, glass of wine that starts off the [...]

Back in April, The Secret Service were caught with their pants down, so to speak.  This article, by Dana Milbank in the Washington Post, speaks to the fact that we should be encouraging this type of behavior because it actually reflects the true American spirit and shows that government employees are just like the rest [...]

It’s summertime and vacation plans are finally coming to fruition!  All those hours spent in a cubicle, working for the man, and now you’re free! (I’m so glad I get to travel around all the time for my work. I get to see so many cool places as a bottle of wine.)  Whatever your travel [...]

Okay, so the 3 Martini Lunch doesn’t happen any more unless you happen to watch Mad Men during your lunch hour.  But there is a place for wine in a business setting.  Some people might be a little reserved in ordering up some Debauchery during lunch, especially if in mixed company, but that just goes [...]