by Jamie Cattanach | Mar 16, 2016 | Rad Wine You Can Totally Afford
While I was taking my WSET certification classes, I felt thoroughly, well, out-classed. Since it’s a fairly prestigious (and expensive) professional certification, I was pretty much the only amateur in the group. Everyone else was either moving into the industry...
by Jamie Cattanach | Jan 20, 2016 | Rad Wine You Can Totally Afford
Wednesday came just in time. REVIEW OF: Lazy Bones Cabernet Franc, 2014 Paso Robles, CA $7.99 at Trader Joe’s This is probably a good time to remind you that I’m not being paid to do this, because I am about to sing some serious praises to Trader...
by Jamie Cattanach | Jan 6, 2016 | Rad Wine You Can Totally Afford
I see you, 2016. REVIEW OF: La Granja 360, 2014 Cariñena, Spain $5.99 at Trader Joe’s Monday afternoon I finally got home after my beautiful two-week stay in St. Augustine. I spent the evening — all evening — unpacking all the things, buying an...
by Jamie Cattanach | Dec 30, 2015 | Rad Wine You Can Totally Afford
’tis the season. The season for bubbles. And I am merry about it, indeed. REVIEW OF: Moët and Chandon Impérial, NV, Brut Champagne, France Somewhere on the order of $40, depending where you shop It’s that time of year again: winter means endless holiday...
by Jamie Cattanach | Dec 23, 2015 | Rad Wine You Can Totally Afford
It’s Christmas Eve Eve, a time for dark, cigar-box winter reds and warm mulled wines. But since I’m celebrating the season from Florida (and temps are at record highs around the country anyway), here’s the first white in the series! REVIEW OF: Bay...
by Jamie Cattanach | Dec 16, 2015 | Rad Wine You Can Totally Afford
Hey all! In lieu of doing a review today, I thought I’d direct you to an article I recently got to write for The Penny Hoarder. The headline is slightly different over there, but if you’re looking for some rad, totally-affordable bottles — for making...
