Tariffs, schmariffs, it is the season again…

Please join me this Sunday 4/27 as we rock out Emmit’s Place in southwest Houston where we live. We’ll be doing open mic for kids and adults from 2-4; at 4 local middle schooler jazz outfit Rhytmix will perform (children of some of the top musicians in Houston, some of whom have been known to sit it!); and then at 5 my band, The Bio Dynamic Band featuring Katie White, will do a set.

This is a family-friendly event with comfort food and mocktails, adult beverages for the grownups… something for everyone.

Then on Monday 4/28, I’ll be presenting an Abruzzo seminar, tasting, and lunch in Austin. Click here for details and registration.

On Tuesday 4/29, I’ll be presenting an Abruzzo lunch at The Tell Me Bar in New Orleans, my old friend Cory’s super cool wine bar. I am so geeked about this. It’s free to trade. Please message me to RSVP. So geeked for this!

On Thursday 5/1, I’ll be presenting another Abruzzo seminar, tasting, and lunch in Charleston. Click here for details and registration.

Finally, on Wednesday 5/7, I’m heading back to DTLA for a wine dinner at Rossoblu, my old stomping grounds. I love these events and we run a retail pop-up for guests who would like to purchase the wines after tasting them. Click here for details and registration.

Thank you for the support and solidarity. People in our industry are struggling, with many just hanging on a thread. Please check out this excellent article on the trade blog Seven Fifty: leading importers of family-grown wines from Europe are teetering on an existential tightrope. As one importer said, “we live six months to a year ahead — that’s our present. So the complete lack of ability to plan is crushing us.”

Better get used to drinking Arneis from Napa and grating “Parmesan” from Wisconsin. Nothing wrong with those products. But that’s what we are looking at six months down the road at this point. #ItalianWineStrong #thankyouforyoursupport