Author Archives: Adam Knoerzer

About Adam Knoerzer

Wine educator and consultant in Pittsburgh making wine more inclusive and accessible. Specialist in South Africa and champion of off-the-beaten-path grapes and places.

Just A Game

Posted on April 30, 2014

There’s nothing quite like Sunday afternoon during a weekend hockey tournament. Your thighs burn every time you take a step, and your hands feel a little tender as you grab that ice cold (and most welcome) beer. Muscles in your … Continue reading →

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Pens – Bruins ECF Preview (Smackdown)

Posted on May 31, 2013

Editors’ Note: #Pens’s scribe Adam, wrote a perfectly competent preview to the Eastern Conference Final, but then Eddie, our Bruins writer and wartime consiglierei, obtained (subpoenaed) the document and offered his [bracketed] editorial assistance. Well, this is pretty much what everyone saw … Continue reading →

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Get Out The Way, Bitch, Get Out The Way

Posted on January 22, 2013

I’m pretty sure the Pittsburgh Penguins have been listening to a lot  of Ludacris during pre-game warm-ups, because they pushed the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers, predicted by many to be  their stiffest competition in the Atlantic Division (and … Continue reading →

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STOP THE INSANITY: Paul Martin Hate Is Not The Look

Posted on July 2, 2012

“Paul Martin thinks Jerry Sandusky is a great human being #PaulMartinSmearCampaign” “Paul Martin supports cancer. #PaulMartinSmearCampaign” “Paul Martin thinks that you’re supposed to pass it to the other team. #PaulMartinSmearCampaign” “#PaulMartinSmearCampaign was just trending for me. And people say flyers … Continue reading →

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Draft Dénouement

Posted on June 26, 2012

The 2012 NHL Draft, held in beautiful Pittsburgh, has come and gone. The lobby of the Omni William Penn no longer has 4 radio stations fighting for space, and there’s no more synthetic ice outside of Consol Energy Center.  In a … Continue reading →

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5v5 with Mr. America, Chris Peters

Posted on June 19, 2012

We go 5v5 with the United States of Hockey. Five questions answered in five minutes, plus bonus rounds, OT and a shootout. Chris Peters, USA Hockey authority, great American and expectant father, shares some thoughts on this weekend’s draft and he gets us … Continue reading →

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A City, A Draft, And A Draught: A Guide To Pittsburgh

Posted on June 13, 2012

The NHL draft is rolling into Pittsburgh from June 22-23 this year, and let’s be real: on the whole, people still don’t have a damn clue when it comes to Pittsburgh. Yeah, there used to be a ton of steel … Continue reading →

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