Author: Side Hustle Wino

As though I have been bitten by a bug, I am suddenly obsessed with learning about wine. Not only the tastes and smells and varietals, but viticulture and history. It seems the more you learn, the less you know and in the pursuit of knowledge, an entire lifestyle devoted to the grape unfolds.

Rosemary Oil For Knee Pain?

I have been dealing with a torn meniscus for over a year now and I’ve been trying a lot of things in an attempt to avoid surgery, the latest of which is rosemary oil. My friend, Lorelle, sent me a link to a Facebook reel touting the medicinal purposes of rosemary. It literally showed some…

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Domaine Tempier

Domaine Tempier’s cult following may partly be due to importer Kermit Lynch’s romantic and eloquent story telling of this iconic producer in his book Adventures on the Wine Trail. Or it could have something to do with the historical significance of this producer’s lifelong mission to put Bandol on the map as a world class winemaking region – producing red wines within the larger Provence region.