- Ditch Your Veuves and Get Into Grower ChampagnesPurple Mouthed Tip: For the same price — often less — you’re going to find a much more exciting bottle, one that doesn’t ride on the price of making you a sheep, rather hard work and place. So ditch your Veuves and get into grower...thirsty for more...
- WSET D4 – The Sparkling Wine TakeoverThough I'm as bubble-mouthed as I am purpled, this portion of the diploma program has me on edge. I've fizzed well for years now, but never with the focus I've applied to still wines…bubbles are what got us through all the stress of conquering the...thirsty for more...
- Purple Tasting Menu Mouthed in ImerovigliIf you're going to Santorini, stay in Imerovigli and eat at La Maison. The food is fun, the wine pairings spot-on and the view is unforgettable. The somm rocked it that night with native varieties and spot-on pairings. I should have paid more attention, but...thirsty for more...
- My RhôneissanceSo I’m in whole a Rhôneissance thing right now. The Côte-Rôtie, Cornas, Gigondas, the big Pape-A…All things considered, at least the #WSETDiploma program has given me that, because prior to, I never knew about these outstanding wines that are so “reasonably priced.” Intricate wines that...thirsty for more...
- Welcome to My #DIPWSET JourneyAnd it’s official, my WSET Diploma studies are underway once more! This week I began what will be the most intense, most difficult course of my wine life to date: D3 - Wines of the World. Spanning over nine months with weekly in-class hours, study-group sessions, and...thirsty for more...
- My Kendall Jackson CrisisAs I grapple with having blindly assessed an $11 Kendall Jackson Char as “Very Good” according to WSET standards, so many thoughts...thirsty for more...
- Traversa, I love you.Visiting Traversa was one of those wine-made moments I’ll never forget. The people, the land, Nebbiolo, Barbera…the people! Their wines vibrate, limestone-licked and expressed. The winemakers’ warmth present in every sip.thirsty for more...
- Instagram Tips for WineriesInstagram is all the rage these days. So naturally, the wine world has hopped on board to add this social media platform to their marketing mix. Let me shed some light on how to use it!thirsty for more...
- The Purple Heart AwardThe Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the CEO of Purple Mouthed to any wine of the world who, while poured under competent (ish) authority in any capacity with Kendal Montgomery, has been LOVED and drank in its entirety, perhaps multiple times. Probably...thirsty for more...
- #USEMEHashtags. Use ‘em. And with that, you could go ahead increase my bounce rate, leave the page, because that’s the meat. I led with the meat. However, hear me out.thirsty for more...
