At a recent staff tasting, it occurred to us that this year is the 30th anniversary of Kermit’s first book, Adventures on the Wine Route. We went around the table talking about the impact that book had on us. Some were immediate: in 1989, my colleague Michael Butler, who did not yet work here, had to resort to cracking open a cold beer while reading the section on Bandol because no wine he had access to at that moment could satisfy his thirst. Other impacts were more long-term: I grew up walking past Adventures on my parents’ bookshelf and read it several times over the years. I seriously considered a career in winemaking because of it, and I ultimately joined KLWM in August 2017. Kermit’s book—honest, often hilarious, and thirst-inspiring—feels as fresh today as I’m sure it did when Michael read it nearly 30 years ago. Just so you don’t have to resort to that forgotten beer in the back of your fridge when you inevitably get thirsty reading or remembering this gem of a memoir/travelogue/wine propaganda, here is a sampler of six wines, all from producers featured in Adventures on the Wine Route, with a nice discount to celebrate the book’s 30th anniversary.