Robert Condron
@robertcondron.bsky.social
We want the finest wines available to humanity. And we want them here, and we want them now!
I took the level 3 WSET exam today, and my main takeaway is that exams are exhausting. I don’t know how I made it through high school and college.
October 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I took the level 3 WSET exam today, and my main takeaway is that exams are exhausting. I don’t know how I made it through high school and college.
New Haven raises fundamental questions like “Do the Knights of Columbus really need that much office space?”
October 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New Haven raises fundamental questions like “Do the Knights of Columbus really need that much office space?”
Never listen to the google info-box about wine. Here it happily grabs the blend for Clerc Milon’s top wine and presents it as the blend of the second.
July 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Never listen to the google info-box about wine. Here it happily grabs the blend for Clerc Milon’s top wine and presents it as the blend of the second.
Another stellar performance from the Google info-box
July 19, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Another stellar performance from the Google info-box
It is my Professional Opinion that you should buy and drink this wine
July 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It is my Professional Opinion that you should buy and drink this wine
I think about this diagram from the World Atlas of Wine a lot
July 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I think about this diagram from the World Atlas of Wine a lot
A complaint about Bluesky that I don’t see frequently enough is about the inability to send photos in DMs
July 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A complaint about Bluesky that I don’t see frequently enough is about the inability to send photos in DMs
Kid who is maybe six years old next to me on the Metro North rediscovered transit-oriented development from first principles. “When you live close to the train if you want to go somewhere you just walk to the train station.”
June 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Kid who is maybe six years old next to me on the Metro North rediscovered transit-oriented development from first principles. “When you live close to the train if you want to go somewhere you just walk to the train station.”
Sancerre really hit the jackpot by being high-status and having a name that’s easy to pronounce
June 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Sancerre really hit the jackpot by being high-status and having a name that’s easy to pronounce
First time drinking Rhys. This was phenomenal. Glad to have caught it at such a fine moment in its lifespan.
June 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
First time drinking Rhys. This was phenomenal. Glad to have caught it at such a fine moment in its lifespan.
In many ways I enjoy getting a flawed bottle of wine. It’s reassuring that I can identify something as undrinkable.
June 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In many ways I enjoy getting a flawed bottle of wine. It’s reassuring that I can identify something as undrinkable.
If the red wine doesn’t smell like dirt, church, or an Asian grocery store, I am NOT interested
May 30, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If the red wine doesn’t smell like dirt, church, or an Asian grocery store, I am NOT interested
Rooting for my alma mater! Strake can set a new program record for their best finish at quizbowl nationals with one more win.
May 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Rooting for my alma mater! Strake can set a new program record for their best finish at quizbowl nationals with one more win.
Can’t decide whether the bilingual billboards for car wreck injury attorneys or the “GUN SHOW @ MARGARITAVILLE” billboards are a better encapsulation of Houston culture
May 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Can’t decide whether the bilingual billboards for car wreck injury attorneys or the “GUN SHOW @ MARGARITAVILLE” billboards are a better encapsulation of Houston culture
He’s got the right idea
May 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
He’s got the right idea
Asking my boss if we can do a promotion where you get a free bottle of Malort with the purchase of any Chateauneuf du Pape
May 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Asking my boss if we can do a promotion where you get a free bottle of Malort with the purchase of any Chateauneuf du Pape
Reposted by Robert Condron
Excellent showing from $15 bordeaux that spent much (most?) of its life aging on a store shelf
April 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Excellent showing from $15 bordeaux that spent much (most?) of its life aging on a store shelf
The worst thing customers do is whip out their phones to look up a wine on Vivino while I’m right there talking to them about the wine
April 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The worst thing customers do is whip out their phones to look up a wine on Vivino while I’m right there talking to them about the wine
Huge shoutout to my friends and former Chicago teammates for defending their national quizbowl title
April 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Huge shoutout to my friends and former Chicago teammates for defending their national quizbowl title
Reposted by Robert Condron
every person involved in this needs to be in prison
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
every person involved in this needs to be in prison
Reposted by Robert Condron
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
Fuck this guy! www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Trump Threatens 200% Tariffs on European Wine, Champagne
President Trump threatened to impose 200% tariffs on alcohol from the European Union, one day after the EU said it planned 50% import taxes on U.S. whiskey and other products from April 1, in retaliat...
www.wsj.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Fuck this guy! www.wsj.com/livecoverage...