Wine Workshop Warrior Mugs

Advanced course at the Wine Appreciation Institute in my house.

'Noticeboard? I forgot it was there to be honest.'

"In high school, I was quite the star in metal shop."

"Give a sh*t" "Don't give a sh*t"

The Vineyard

"Good" "Bad" "Work on it" "Keep working - maybe it's not as bad as you think it is" "Put it to a committee" "Give up" "Make it worse" "Make it better" "Still a bad idea" "Overthink it" "Throw yourself into a pit of wild badgers" "Throw it away" "Call it done" "Sigh."

Yoga for Alcoholics

"And for my next trick. . . turning wine back into water."

"Thanks to my wedding planner, everyone in the wedding is still talking to each other."

"Measure twice, cut once...and curse three times!"

'Go right in -- he's expecting you.'

"Is there any way I can un-drink this wine?"

"Remember now, anything is DIY-abe if you just do it yourself."

"I always like to clear my desk off for the weekend."

"We should have taken the cubicles."

"Brandon isn't adapting well to the open office concept."

"The GOOD news is that 94 people want to attend the leadership training, the bad news is that 64 of them want to change the venue, 56 the time and 45 want to be course leader."

"Memo to self - personalise new work-station."

'So much for your theory that mixing two 50-point-rated wines equals one rated 100.'

"Hmmm ... perhaps a pinot noir less spilly?"

"My wife commissioned a portrait of me."

'Quit fooling around, Gog. Do the assignment.'

"First of all, let me commend everyone on the teamwork displayed on this icebreaker. Secondly, let me apologize for some of the motivational language I used during this session..."

Portfolio, 2011

'I've written six books on wine; owned my own winery and taught a wine class for two years. My next goal is to taste some.'

"Events seem to be headed in the right direction. Unfortunately, it's not taking me with it."

"Huddleston, I admire your hands-on approach to everything, but get the hell out of my office!"

I'm getting an ample full taste... I'm getting whimsical... I'm getting 'red'

'It has to breathe for exactly 22 minutes; then I can pour you a glass - right after the sacrifice.'

With the office space available, we have no choice but to believe in teamwork!

'They'll tell you this is an open office workspace, but watch out for the invisible fences.'

The virtual wine tasting was a big success