Category Archives: Biodynamic

Wine Tasting and Experiencing History in Laguardia Spain

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Skip Walter

Stop the coup in the United States! Vote! Resist! Persist! We really enjoyed our Sommelier Wine Tour in Barbaresco and Barolo Italy in the fall of 2023. After having such wonderful wine tasting experiences in Italy, I went searching for an out … Continue reading →

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Sommelier Wine Tour in Barolo

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Skip Walter

After a delightful morning in Barbaresco and a refreshing lunch in Serralunga d’Alba, it was time to reconnect with our OneOnTheHill Somm team for a visit to a Barolo winery. We wandered through the streets of this Barolo hill top village … Continue reading →

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Experiencing an old Barolo Winery

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Skip Walter

On our recent trip to Italy, we tried to visit all the primary wine villages of the Barolo and Barbaresco wine regions. On our first visit to the village of Barolo, we came across the crushing of grapes on a narrow … Continue reading →

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Experiencing a Vineyard

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Skip Walter

On our recent trip to Italy, we wanted to experience the fine wines of Piedmont and Tuscany. We were introduced to the Burzi winery and their wine at our OMG Dinner at Osteria Arborina in La Morra, Piedmont, Italy. We made … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: A walk in the woods in between rain showers

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 247 of Self Quarantine Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.: 245,000 As I doom scrolled through my morning twitter feed, I clicked through to McSweeney’s for a little morning humor to interrupt the many existential crises: NOVEMBER 13, 2020 … Continue reading →

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Wait what? A labyrinth? Near my trail?

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 180 of Self Quarantine Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.: 190,000 The habits of each day being another Ground Hog day make me wonder if I am sleep walking through life. “Wake Up!” was my … Continue reading →

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The folly of growing an avocado tree

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 144 of Self Quarantine Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.: 158,000 In month two of the never ending ground hog days of the Covid 19 pandemic, I decided to grow an avocado tree. While on … Continue reading →

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The Future Earth by Eric Holthaus

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 142 of Self Quarantine Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.: 157,000 At the top of my existential crisis list is the climate change dynamic disaster. To see he who shall not be named ( Tя☭mp), … Continue reading →

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A Product is a Conversation

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Skip Walter

I am in conversation with hundreds of products a day. From my Fitbit to my iPhone/iPad to my desktop computer to my Honda CRV, I converse with the products in my life. Alexa Show takes that even farther by letting … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: Existential questions in the Age of V

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Skip Walter

In our long ago Duke University dorm discussions, another philosophy exam question was thrown out. A professor in the final exam asked just one question “Why?” There were only two acceptable answers to get an “A”: Why not? Because Fueled … Continue reading →

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