Who The Heck Is 'The Casual Som?'
Hey there, my name is Sammy, I'm originally from just outside of Washington D.C. but have been calling Nashville, TN my home since 2013. I love swinging an axe, hanging out with my pit bull, Banjo, and of course, drinking good wine! But that last part wasn't always the case...
It wasn't because I thought it was gross, it was that it was daunting. All those fancy labels with hoity toity words like "Chateauneuf Du Pape," or "Crianza;" Life is overwhelming when you have endless options and descriptions in languages you can't read or speak. Fast forward a few years after working in a wine and spirits shop, and here I am writing a blog on the stuff!
I found that not only was it not so daunting once I started diving in, but that I had a passion for teaching others that you don't have to be a well traveled millionaire, with a posh accent, and fancy dinner parties to truly love, enjoy, and talk about wine!
My goal with this blog, and with the corresponding Instagram (wink wink, nudge nudge, go follow me! @thecasualsom) is to help people start to understand, and feel more confident with wine! We'll cover various different grapes and what to expect from them, what certain words or phrases mean on bottles, different regions of the world, fun tips, tools, and tricks, and much more!
So in the spirit of exploration and discovery, I'm going to wrap this up with a quote from my favorite comic of all time, Calvin and Hobbes, "It's a magical world, Hobbes ol' buddy...Let's go exploring!"
If I can do it, so can you! I hope you enjoy my attempt to decode the wild, exciting, casual side of wine! Let's drink!
It wasn't because I thought it was gross, it was that it was daunting. All those fancy labels with hoity toity words like "Chateauneuf Du Pape," or "Crianza;" Life is overwhelming when you have endless options and descriptions in languages you can't read or speak. Fast forward a few years after working in a wine and spirits shop, and here I am writing a blog on the stuff!
I found that not only was it not so daunting once I started diving in, but that I had a passion for teaching others that you don't have to be a well traveled millionaire, with a posh accent, and fancy dinner parties to truly love, enjoy, and talk about wine!
My goal with this blog, and with the corresponding Instagram (wink wink, nudge nudge, go follow me! @thecasualsom) is to help people start to understand, and feel more confident with wine! We'll cover various different grapes and what to expect from them, what certain words or phrases mean on bottles, different regions of the world, fun tips, tools, and tricks, and much more!
So in the spirit of exploration and discovery, I'm going to wrap this up with a quote from my favorite comic of all time, Calvin and Hobbes, "It's a magical world, Hobbes ol' buddy...Let's go exploring!"
If I can do it, so can you! I hope you enjoy my attempt to decode the wild, exciting, casual side of wine! Let's drink!