An Introduction to the Wine Dominatrix

Yes, the winedominatrix. I get billions of second glances when I give out my email address, and my company restricted the use of it on my business cards. I'm not a perv, just a girl with a thing for anything to do with wine. I have been in the industry for 16 years, starting as a lowly little hostess for one of those (gasp) bad chain restaurants that were really cool in the suburbs of Chicago where I grew up. Everyone always asks where my passion for wine started... and to understand my relationship with this amazing stuff you kind of need an insight into the kind of girl I am...

I grew up on a suburban farm where my family had a huge garden where we grew all our own produce, and we raised rabbits and chickens for food. After second grade we moved closer to the city and my family started traveling to Napa and Sonoma for spring break. Gotta say wine tasting was not my favorite vacation, but I grew up loving Jack London and wishing I lived at his house, and gained appreciation for the farming side of wine long before I cared about how it tasted. Winemakers used to let me sample grapes straight from the vine, and I thought it was amazing that they all tasted kinda different even though they were the same thing. (I also developed a strange love of glycerin soaps scented like different kinds of grapes. I was little, this is excuseable.) I associated family gatherings with huge explorations into food and wine and laughter. I grew up believing that no matter what differences people may have... once they get together around fab food and drinks, well, nothing could keep them from relaxing and having a great time together. I was one of those kids that could order anything they wanted as long as they ate the whole thing, and I started exploring the different flavors and styles of exotic foods and complex wines from a young age. In college I was drinking Malbec and Rhone Blends while my friends were imbibing in White Zin and loving it. Fast forward to the present... I'm a tree-hugging buddhist hippie who also happens to be a vegetarian who recycles and lives life to the fullest.... and firmly believes I can spread happiness through the world one bottle of wine at a time.

So, follow me, and explore the world of a girl selling amazing Italian wines all over the great state of Georgia. I promise one wine review a week if not more :) Have a great day, and remember... always always always drink amazing wine.

xoxo

Kristen