“Blind taste more wine. We all have unconscious bias when it comes to wine, whether it be that we only like noble varieties, or that Old World wines are better than New World. I often surprise myself when I taste blind, and it reminds me to keep an open mind and try to avoid setting expectations before I even pop the bottle. Oh, and, part two: drink more bubbles. Always more bubbles.” —Martha Stoumen, winemaker, Martha Stoumen Wines, Northern California
