Four As for your foray into wine. Love this! There's a really cool wine bar in London that also has countless bottles on tap that you can try in any quantity (from a tiny sip to an overflowing glass). Such a great concept to allow people to taste the breadth of what wine has to offer.
Ahh that would be nice, I live in Austin, and Zach lives in New Jersey. We love traveling to Europe though so maybe the timing will work out next time we're out there!
Love the four A’s. I agree completely- working at a wine retail shop my personal stories about a wine or the producer make the sale- as do asking them about theirs!
Great article! Really interesting to listen to! Storytelling is important, but not long one:) I can imagine you're a great storyteller in the wine shop. It was also fun for me to think about the topic on my own. I think I'm starting to understand a unique aspect of Substack—where multiple people engage in conversations around the same topic. It’s so much fun!
Thanks Kazumi! And yes, I agree, Substack is a great space for an in-depth conversation. I find people on here are much more nuanced and open to discussion - it feels a lot less divisive/black & white than other media at the moment. Then again, I'm only really talking to wine people so we tend to avoid politics!
Oh my, that image of a pizza - what are those paper thin, white, gelatinous looking discs on it? Is that a Nordic thing?
Truly excellent ideas and organization of said ideas! The four A's are brilliant and should become a staple of every wine professional's headspace. I plan to try a "Mindful Wine" event here in LA soon (it's such a tailor-made-for-LA thing it's not even funny!)
Four As for your foray into wine. Love this! There's a really cool wine bar in London that also has countless bottles on tap that you can try in any quantity (from a tiny sip to an overflowing glass). Such a great concept to allow people to taste the breadth of what wine has to offer.
Do you live in London? Next time I'm over I want to organise a Substack wine writers meetup - maybe we can go to that bar!
Ahh that would be nice, I live in Austin, and Zach lives in New Jersey. We love traveling to Europe though so maybe the timing will work out next time we're out there!
Ah I don’t know why I keep thinking everyone lives in the UK! Well, you never know - if I’m in Austin I’ll keep you posted…
I love the idea of the theme nights (of course 😂).
Haha, of course! Maybe we can dress up in costumes too 😂
Love the four A’s. I agree completely- working at a wine retail shop my personal stories about a wine or the producer make the sale- as do asking them about theirs!
Absolutely!
Great article! Really interesting to listen to! Storytelling is important, but not long one:) I can imagine you're a great storyteller in the wine shop. It was also fun for me to think about the topic on my own. I think I'm starting to understand a unique aspect of Substack—where multiple people engage in conversations around the same topic. It’s so much fun!
Thanks Kazumi! And yes, I agree, Substack is a great space for an in-depth conversation. I find people on here are much more nuanced and open to discussion - it feels a lot less divisive/black & white than other media at the moment. Then again, I'm only really talking to wine people so we tend to avoid politics!
Oh my, that image of a pizza - what are those paper thin, white, gelatinous looking discs on it? Is that a Nordic thing?
Truly excellent ideas and organization of said ideas! The four A's are brilliant and should become a staple of every wine professional's headspace. I plan to try a "Mindful Wine" event here in LA soon (it's such a tailor-made-for-LA thing it's not even funny!)
I know, that picture is not good 😂 I was searching my camera roll for pictures of pizza with indeterminate wine - weirdly didn’t have many!
Let me know how you get on with Mindful Wine, LA-style!