Talk-A-Vino

The best pleasures in life are unexpected ones, right?

You grab a bottle of wine. You know nothing about it. Open, swirl, sniff, sip. Whoa. OMG.

Unexpected. Delightful. Pleasant.

Wine might be the best carrier of unexpected pleasure. Of course, you can always win a lottery – but that is reserved for the selected few, and in many cases, the pain comes right after the pleasure. And then there are unexpected emails. Not, not the ones when you are informed that your unknown uncle passed away in the other hemisphere, and your millions are in the mail as long as you pay the modest fee of $5k. No, I’m not talking about those.

A few days ago, I got an email from FeedSpot informing me that my blog made the 100 Best Wine Blogs to Follow in 2026. Unexpected. And pleasant.

Last year, I also made the Top 100 list of 2025, so I’m definitely happy to receive the recognition again. Scrolling through the list, I find many familiar names, so kudos to all who are still happy to share their passion for wine.

Now I’m off to write about the delicious Amarone I recently had the pleasure of experiencing…