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This is not our family (or anyone we know for that matter), but they sure do look happy... As we have stated we are soon to be new parents and with that comes more lifestyle changes than we can even imagine.  Diapers, sleepless nights, doctor's appointments, and the list goes on and on.  Going from being married for a long time with no kids to having a baby in the house will be, shall we say....an adjustment. But, it also brings with it changes to our cherished wine tasting (and we mean that in the best way possible).  We will need to figure out how to enjoy wine all while still trying to be civilized parents. Now all the seasoned parents out there are probably either rolling their eyes in a 'gimme a break' kind of way or nodding in agreement.  There are enough products and images on web to prove our point that the changes that come from being a parent are all-consuming (which we know already) and that wine drinking quickly takes a back seat to cleaning up s...

We have a bit of a Wine Blogging conundrum on our hands.  What should you do when one of the wine reviewers is with child?  This is a wonderful and magical thing for sure and we are over the moon but from a wine tasting perspective we are in a pickle. So, what are we to do? Well, I am going to try and continue to review wines albeit at a much slower pace and potentially on weekends, as I do not need to be finishing off a bottle of wine in one sitting.  We will be supplementing our reviews with other content as you may have noticed over the last few weeks.  We have a bit of a transition to manage but once our new bundle of joy arrives we will start heading back to our European ways on wine.  Shannon can certainly use her eyes and nose as part of this but it is the tasting part she will not be engaging in.  I will try and hold up to her very high standards.  Her doctors have said that a little wine here and there is not a real danger but...

We rush everywhere we go.  We rush to and from work.  We rush through our work and our lives.  What we need to do is take time to stop and enjoy and really taste.  An after-work glass of wine goes way too fast, especially when enjoyed with friends. So, how do we slow things down when we can't leave work at work and the demands of family make it more and more difficult to shut down the transactional part of our brains?  Smartphones are going off while dinner is being prepared and the wine is being poured. We would like to say we are able to rise above all that and put time and attention towards tasting wine but that would be a lie.  Just like everyone else when it comes to taking time to truly enjoy the wine tasting process, the interruptions and distractions pile on.  That said, we have tried to take this blogging thing seriously and truly put our best and most attentive foot forward when it comes to reviewing wines.  There is a Slow Food Mo...