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  • Stevens Institute of Technology Wine Tasting June 7, 2025

    Stevens Institute of Technology is hosting a wine tasting during Alumni weekend! And no, it’s not just a social mixer with stemware. It’s a full-on cultural showdown:

    Old World Whites squaring off against American West Coast Reds.

    Let’s not pretend this is casual. It’s a referendum on style, legacy, and whether your palate was raised on limestone or blackberry jam.

    🥂 The Old World Whites

    These are wines with bones.

    Think Soave, Pouilly-Fuisse, and a Etxaniz Txakolina enough to scare a beginner. These wines speak in quiet poetry—acidity, minerality, structure. They demand your respect. And they don’t care if you give it.

    You don’t drink these to relax.

    You drink them to listen.

    🍷 The West Coast Reds

    These are wines that walk in loud and confident.

    California Zinfandel, Oregon Pinot Noir, and a Cabernet that’s been to Napa boot camp. They’re juicy, plush, and love being liked. The kind of wines that tell you exactly what they are, and hope you’ll Instagram it.

    They’re delicious.

    They’re fun.

    They’re not subtle.

    And that’s the point.

    Old World vs. New Coast. History vs. swagger. Tension vs. pleasure.

    And if we’re lucky, someone will accidentally say “buttery” and be gently corrected by a grad student in a cardigan.

    See you there.

  • Welcome to NEUwine!

    Welcome to NEUwine—where we don’t just drink wine; we interrogate it, worship it, and dissect it like it’s a cultural relic smuggled out of a ruined monastery. If you’re the kind of person who gets giddy about obscure grape varietals, terroir-driven microclimates, or the socio-political legacy of Burgundy’s 13th-century monks—then congratulations: you’ve found your people.

    This isn’t your aunt’s wine blog with sangria recipes and rosé emojis. NEUwine is where wine gets the respect (and sarcasm) it deserves. We’ll pair wines not just with cheese, but with philosophy, music, architecture, and unhinged historical rabbit holes. Why? Because wine doesn’t exist in a vacuum—and neither do you.

    Expect:

    • Deep dives into overlooked regions (yes, we see you, Jura).
    • Tasting notes with teeth. If a wine smells like crushed violet and regret, we’ll say it.
    • Cultural essays that connect what’s in your glass to what’s on your bookshelf—or your ballot.
    • Occasional mockery of lazy palettes and overhyped vintners. (Looking at you, Napa Cab with a $300 price tag and the complexity of a blueberry muffin.)

    So pour something real, settle in, and prepare to nerd out like a Renaissance heretic in a Bordeaux seminar. We’re not here to be agreeable—we’re here to be alive.

    Neumod approves.

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     Neumod, your unapologetic guide to the Dionysian frontier