Pinot Gris–Pinot Grigio. Same grape, often not same wine. Continue reading “Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio”
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Labor Day
Labor Day weekend cometh. Even if autumnal equinox is more than two weeks away, the weekend is easy excuse for a last garden gathering or final shorts-and-flip-flops party before kids trek back to school and hazy-lazy-crazy days fade to memories. Continue reading “Labor Day”
Barbera
Barbera is a grape similar to Longfellow’s girl with the curl. When it is good, it is very good indeed. And when it is bad, it is horrid. Continue reading “Barbera”
Wine at restaurant 3 of 3
Ordering by the glass seems the perfect restaurant wine strategy. Continue reading “Wine at restaurant 3 of 3”
Wine at restaurant 2 of 3
Worst wine deals at a restaurant usually are at lowest end of the wine list. Continue reading “Wine at restaurant 2 of 3”
Wine at restaurant 1 of 3
Food is divine with wine, so wine in a restaurant should be sublime, right? Continue reading “Wine at restaurant 1 of 3”
Sediment in bottle
Sometimes you may notice a “sludge-like” residue in wine in the bottle or at the bottom of your glass. Yikes! Continue reading “Sediment in bottle”
When to drink a wine
When should you drink a wine? Right away, wait a while, or after cellaring for years? Continue reading “When to drink a wine”
Bordeaux or Burgundy?
Great debates of Western Civilization: boxers or briefs, Ginger or Mary Ann, Rolling Stones or Beetles? Among oenophiles: Bordeaux or Burgundy? Continue reading “Bordeaux or Burgundy?”
Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo is Italy’s great black grape, source of some of the longest-lived Italian wines—Barolo and Barbaresco—and many people do not have the foggiest idea about the grape, what kind of wine the grape makes, or even where it is from. Continue reading “Nebbiolo”