Appellation

01/22/2021

Happy Friday!!! And what a gorgeous day it is 🌞 - perfect for enjoying our South African Adventure Flight 🍷+🧀 + ✈️ this weekend outside at one of our patio tables OR inside - we keep the doors open when it's nice out!

Call us at 727-289-6418 to reserve one of our indoor tables OR come by and stock up for your picnic - we're open from 3 - 9PM Friday & Saturday {closed Sun & Mon}!

We will be expanding our hours in Feb and introducing our newest additions to our MUST team - stay tuned and sign up for our newsletter to find out about our upcoming Flight Adventures & outdoor Pop-Up events: www.mustwineloft.com

06/01/2020

No added words necessary.

From the dehumanizing language and policy of this administration, to the history of white women using the performative “quiver of fear” when calling the police on black men, to police brutality, the system is working exactly how it was designed.

The system is not broken. This is the expansive and intricate system of dehumanization that was constructed to support white supremacy and slavery. Like every genocide in recorded history, racism started with dehumanization.

The system is more complex now and supported by policy. One thing remains at the center: We, the white folks, are the conduit for the system. It was built to serve us. When we do nothing it surges through us. To end racism, we have to break the system. We have to see it and fight against it - we have to be anti-racist. There are many ways to break and rebuild. But here’s what I know for sure:

The most important anti-racism work I’ve done over the past 20 years and that I’m still doing (every single day) is taught and led by people with the lived experience of racial oppression - NOT white people. This includes my professors, writers, activists, bosses, and mentors. For me, it’s also about seeing, sharing, and honoring the lived experiences of my friends whose realities are/were clearly different than mine.

Our job is to seek out the teaching, value it, submit to the pain of learning without asking our teachers to absolve us or add our emotions to their load, and know that being held accountable is hard and painful. And we have to act.

There are many teachers who are leading the way. Here are some teachers that I follow and who are doing critical work right now.

Austin Channing Brown (the The Next Question)

Dr. Bernice King (on MSNBC today at 1:45EST and has an important series on FB)

Dr. Clint Smith (June 3 event)

Prof. Ibram Kendi (on Unlocking Us this week)

Rachel Cargle (Public address on revolution available now)

If you know of other teachers - please leave them in the comments and we'll put together a list.

Amplify their voices and their work. Buy their books. Take their classes. Break the system.

10/22/2019

Our CLASSES are back!!!

Looking forward to our Classes with Glasses this week - save your seat today & join us for our fun pairing classes tonight and tomorrow! MUSTWineLoft.com/Classes

🍷

06/19/2019

Our newest project - we'd love to see some familiar Appellation alumni faces!!

Sign up for our Vermouth 101 class and we'll show you how to make delicious aromatic Vermouth cocktails at home!

05/05/2019

We are bringing back our tasting classes in our soon-to-be-open wine + cheese shop - Must Wine Loft - in downtown St. Petersburg!! We hope you can join us soon! 🍷

02/23/2017

Photos from our Explore: Veneto "Taste of Venice Carnival" class at Savory Spice Shop on Feb. 10th

02/20/2017

What is Cornish Yarg?
Cornish Yarg is a nettle-wrapped pasteurized cows’ milk cheese that has a fresh, lemony flavor with a creamy texture nestled under its natural rind and slightly crumbly in the core. The presentation is beautifully eye-catching, its flavor and texture divine, and we recommend adding it to your next cheese board as a semi-hard cheese and pair it with crisp white wines like Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon or a Dry Riesling.

As the cheese matures, the edible nettle rind imparts a delicate, mushroomy taste and develops its unique bloomy white appearance. This hand-crafted artisan cheese hails from the lovely folks at Lynnher Dairies in West Cornwall, England and has won multiple awards. We look forward to featuring Yarg in our next Explore Pairing Series class on March 10th at Savory Spice Shop!

02/05/2017

Ever wondered, what's the difference between fresh Mozzarella and Burrata??? This lovely article on Kitchn will help explain the difference: Burrata is made from the curd of Mozzarella, but the addition of fresh cream gives it a soft center of almost greek-yogurt-turned-cheese-like texture that's snugly-wrapped in the semi-soft shell of fresh mozzarella.

Come enjoy our lemon zest-brined Burrata sprinkled with Savory Spice Shop's Black Truffle Salt this Friday, Feb 10th, in our 1st Course pairing with Cesari Cento Filari Lugana DOC and kick-off Venice Carnival and Valentine's weekend!

Fresh mozzarella and burrata are two types of semi-soft Italian cheese. They're both super creamy and utterly delicious. With just a quick glance, these two types of cheese look similar — can you tell which is which? And do you know what sets them apart?