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a little chat with Little Goat
I was lucky enough to get GM Mark Braver of Little Goat Chicago on the horn, and he agreed to participate in an exclusive interview for our Picnic Wine Co blog. Little Goat is the newest venture from Top-Chef-winning Stephanie Izard, and is located on the same block as her powerhouse restaurant Girl & The [...]
any excuse to celebrate
I have long made comparisons between wine and literature. I also regularly take liberties in describing the commonalities between wine aromas/flavors and exotic fruits/veggies/legumes. Recently, I used this platform to compare making a wine to having a child, so I suppose it was only inevitable to arrive where I now find myself: comparing our company [...]
A Wine Guy in a Spirits World
The spirits industry frightens me! I should clarify- I’m insanely jealous of their creativity, their marketing, their processing, their MARGINS, but I’m terrified of their ability to manipulate a product and understanding of consumer tendencies. And now, according to USA Today’s article “Wine gets in the spirit with liquor blends” they’re literally blurring the lines [...]
Older and wider
Wine is such an interesting thing. I know that most people are familiar with the concept of ageing wine, or “laying it down” in the lingo of our times. We bandy that phrase about, and talk about how a wine “will age for 10-12 years”, or about how it “needs a few years to open [...]
Our 2011 blue plate Chenin Blanc!
The 2011 blue plate Chenin Blanc from Clarksburg, CA is as beautifully crisp and layered as it is affordable.
Available now at:
blueplatewines.com 
