Wine suggestions for July 4th are laden with pairing perils. Continue reading “July 4th hot dog”
Category: Recent Columns
Vinho Verde
With summer beginning today, terrific summer wine you may not have heard about, and a wine even your friends who don’t think they like wine may enjoy. Continue reading “Vinho Verde”
Second bottles 4 of 4
Fourth installment in the “second bottle” series: Affordable wine strategies for times when Wine Spectator wonders and Parker-praised pours just are not in the budget. Continue reading “Second bottles 4 of 4”
Second bottles 3 of 4
Past two columns have been about “second bottle” wine—stuff that is easily drinkable but not “you must try this” discoveries. Continue reading “Second bottles 3 of 4”
Second bottles 2 of 4
Last week we visited wine costing $10 or less—“second bottles”—to assist your survival when pillaging pals lay siege to your painstakingly assembled wine collection. Continue reading “Second bottles 2 of 4”
Second bottles 1 of 4
Most of us cannot pull the cork on $25-plus bottles of wine at end of each day and pay our bills at end of month, or middle of month for that matter. Continue reading “Second bottles 1 of 4”
Aging wine
Aging is one of the more misunderstood aspects of wine. Continue reading “Aging wine”
Wine-food pairing
Pairing wine with food is wonderful element of wine. It also is not rocket science. Continue reading “Wine-food pairing”
Wine ruts
Confession: this writer easily succumbs to a vexing vino vortex. Continue reading “Wine ruts”
Wine tasting tips
Quick wine tasting refresher course on eve 28th Annual San Angelo Food & Wine Festival. Continue reading “Wine tasting tips”