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One of my oldest and dearest friends Jeff is one of the last to leave our first opening party. As I walk him to his car and we say our goodbyes, he’s all smiles. He comments that he’s proud I’m...
View ArticleThe Reticent Backbone Awkward within its Feminine Austere
As human beings, we tend to define ourselves by our surroundings and more often than not, the other way around, because, well, we’re human. We ascribe poetry to our food, descriptors to our drink and...
View ArticleIt’s all in the White Space
There was a recent post that described an installation by artist Marina Abramovic entitled Rhythm 0. She sat motionless for six hours while her audience interacted with various objects, both benign...
View ArticlePeople Don’t Hurt People, Oyster Shells Do
Fringe Burgundy is our 5 week focus on our weekly Monday Twitter program #WineStudio. Last night was Chablis, and although it has a long history, Chablis is quite fringe, due in part to its unique...
View ArticleMurmurations of the Everyday
The wines we’ve chosen to highlight this week from Andrew Jones as well as the graphic design team of Proof Wine Collective lead us to a seamless segway into a particular something that’s been on our...
View Articlestudio – Quite a Messy Affair
As poets are want to tell you, the art of written and verbal communication relies on the artful layout of words. When we began our hunt for the best words to convey what it is we do at PROTOCOL, we...
View Articlethe Rohneman cometh…
Relationships are funny—you never know how they’ll turn out. But there is always the certainty that if you stick around long enough even cooler things happen. I was hired by Michael Rohner back in...
View ArticleScience and Terroir: A Contradiction in Expectations?
There’s an awkward dilemma in the winemaking world. It fuels a debate between the scientific community and the traditionalists often referred to as Terroirists. Here’s how it breaks down. A winemaker...
View ArticleEh Oh! Where did you go?
Angela Osborne’s Incredible (Temporary) Departure… It took Tina a few years to figure out exactly what it meant when I cry out “Eh Oh!” in my finest Cockney accent every time the subject of Angela...
View ArticleJuxtapose Poses
All I wanted was sleep. That unencumbered slumber where life is set to one side to be resumed at a later time. A super light flight—should have the row to myself. I chose my seat, sat down and waited...
View ArticleAll Roads Lead to Stefano.
He and I have never met. In fact, our schedules couldn’t support it and our only correspondence has been email, on the road, managed through our smart phones. Sometimes however, the most simple of...
View ArticleLe Metro. Wine. Underground.
At PROTOCOL, we have created a dynamic business for ourselves and thus, our customers. We are continually practicing what works best at our wine studio. We’re finding that versatility and creativity...
View Article#WineStudio: Nexgen in “Commuter” Wine Education
Every Monday evening, since its inception this past January, GUY and I have been “seen” online hosting our notorious Twitter program #WineStudio. As with most online entities, GUY names the entire...
View Article#WineChat – it does a palate good.
PROTOCOL wine studio is incredibly honored to serve as current directors of the popular Twitter #winechat program. We are committed to the online wine conversation and the overall wine industry. Learn...
View Article“Look man, I’m outdoors you know…” GT
We all like to think we know a heck of a lot more than what we really do. In fact, what do we truly know regarding our particular professions? A friend posted quite the interesting and controversial...
View ArticleConstruction Paper Sancerre
The concept of want is everywhere, the wine world no exception. We want the hottest, trendiest bottles; we want the cult brands, the status symbols—the wines that have been on the want list so long...
View ArticleTrick or Treat. It’s Time to Liberate the Unknown…
As Halloween approaches and our thoughts turn to parties, pumpkins, fun little treats and the libations to serve at table, we implore you to resist bottles that sport names like Vampire, Bitch and...
View Articlepodcasted.
(insert mouth noise of confidence) Back in September GUY and I were interviewed by Debbie Gioquindo, Hudson Valley Wine Goddess. Such a cool honour overall. We met Deb thru our online Twitter program...
View ArticleA New Year’s Poem…
Two Bears Once After a hard day’s forage Two bears sat together in silence On a beautiful vista Watching the sun go down And feeling deeply grateful For life. Though, after a while A though-provoking...
View ArticleFinding Serenity: Surviving Super Bowl with a few “Calm” Drinking Tips
Honestly, some of us don’t give a “flying football” who’s playing whom. Or when, why and how for that matter. Let’s face facts: for those of us who are “somewhat indifferent” about the whole thing,...
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