A WINE BLOG
Bottle Musings
Every bottle tells a story . . . Some are just more eloquent than others.
Latest Stories
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“Even if we’re just dancin’ in the dark”
There are evenings that feel composed rather than simply lived—like a song that knows exactly where it’s going,…
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Tignanello: A Super Tuscan Worthy of Celebration
There are wines you admire. There are wines you collect. And then there are wines you celebrate life…
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Raising the Bar in the Lone Star State
Why Texas Wine—and Benjamin Calais—Deserve a Second Look I’ve been fortunate to taste wine in some of the…
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The Pope’s New Castle and the Old Art of Friendship
There are wines you analyze—and wines you enter. Châteauneuf-du-Pape has always belonged to the second category for me.…
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About Tim Dammon
I’m a certified sommelier through the International Sommelier Guild, living in Williamsburg, Virginia with my wife Lisa. I discovered wine on our twentieth anniversary trip to Italy — and I haven’t looked at a bottle the same way since.