My way out to Milan was flawless. I took the train out to JFK after work, where I had a lovely time flying Emirates, which surely must be the best airline operating today. Decent food, good movie and TV options, solid bar and snacks, and a good looking staff to boot. At the airport, I … Continue reading Done with planes.

Welcome to Avize. This post is now two weeks in the making. After some nagging, of the Jang persuasion, here we are, with my take on the awesomeness that was my Thursday with Guillaume... Jacques Selosse is cult champagne. The domaine was founded in the 1950s, but it wasn't until Jacques's son Anselme took over in the … Continue reading Selosse.

  In my last post you heard the beginning of my pretty epic journey to Bordeaux. I have a tendency to think if things happen fairly easily, without much resistance, they happen for a reason. Missing my flight to go to Bordeaux turned out just that way. After I arrived at La Guardia 2 hours … Continue reading The Long Saga Home

So let's talk about flights. Specifically, my flight that left at 10:20 am this morning for DC->Paris. As I head out the door at midnight, from an excellent surprise birthday party at Nina and Kenny's, I got a text from Ben, my boss, saying, "interest in the stupid after party at rebelle?" Referencing the after … Continue reading La Paulee

This isn't in order, but you weren't there and won't know the difference anyway. Here's a look into the stage 1 Master of Wine seminars in Rust, Austria, January 2017. Rush hour in downtown Rust. Weinakademie Osterreich, across the street from our hotel, where we spent all day everyday. 8:30-1:00 tasting and recap. 1-2 lunch … Continue reading Scenes from Austria 

I'm going to  jump around a bit in terms of Austria storytelling to ensure I cover the best bits. There are always grand plans of multi series posts. But I know myself, and chances are something fun is going to come up next week and I'm going to forget all about the post I wanted … Continue reading Pruning. 

January 2nd, after a blissful 12 hours night sleep and a solid 5 1/2 mile first run of the year, I moseyed down to Tribeca Wine Merchants for another all day wine fest. Ben, Theodore, Keith, and Dan and I met for a glass of the absolutely delicious Blanc de Noirs Crayeres from Egly Ouriet. … Continue reading TriBeCa Wine Merchants Dine 

December was filled with 6 day work weeks, Christmas & Hanukkah parties, family visits, and a serious lack of studying. It was great. Here's a look at the last minutes of 2016 and the first of 2017. We started at Tribeca Wine Merchants with a little Krug (which autocorrect keeps trying to change to "drug") … Continue reading 2017 Bangs In 

December 31st, 2015. View from my morning run through the rolling hills of Stanley, Hong Kong. December 31st, 2016. View from my morning run along the West Side Park, New York. Literally (my least favorite word of 2016) how far I've come this past year. While running this am I tried to digest these past few years … Continue reading December 31st, 2016.

It's incredibly hard for me to believe that I have been living on American soil for 7 months now, 6 of which in New York City, during which time I have been home exactly once. First it was getting to know my job and my new city. Then all of the sudden it was 3 months … Continue reading Home for Christmas