A Bottle of Wine and New Year’s Resolutions

Photo Credit: Ontanu Mihai

Yes, you’re reading correctly, New Year’s resolutions. Since we are now halfway thorough the year, I thought I’d post an update on how I’m actually progressing on my resolutions. This should also make clear the things I need to work on in the second half of the year.

1. Taste 100 different varietals of wine: I started the year in the low 40s so I thought this would be an easy one to knock off the list. Currently, I am at 62. I’m hoping this weekend’s trip to Michigan and next weeks class will help me knock a few more off my list. I think I can still get to 100 by the end of the year, and if not I’ll have fun trying.

2. Save and organize wine labels: Jonathan has really taken the lead on this one, and we’ve saved over 95% of the labels we’ve drank. We’re still mastering the technique of getting them off the bottle, but we manage. Currently, they are in a folder in the filing cabinet so it might be a while until we get to the organization part.

3. Develop, organize and promote my blog: My famous last words, “it’s a work in progress.” I haven’t done as much work as I would have liked. Partly due to my lack of web knowledge. I’m trying to pick up little things along the way, but it’s a slow process. My goal for the next six months is to work on re-categorizing and adding tags to my existing posts, making my blog a little more user friendly. This is the one I most need to focus on.

4. Education: I’ve started a wine book club to read more wine books. So far we’ve read four books. I’m following other wine writers and bloggers on twitter. Just reading others writing has been a huge help. I’m taking Spanish wine education classes next week in Chicago. This should be a fabulous learning experience.