Drinking wine should be fun, not an exercise in snobbish one-upmanship. Continue reading “Wine rube avoidance”
Category: Recent Columns
Grenache
Grenache resembles an actor who just misses in a solo leading role, but consistently shines in an ensemble cast. Continue reading “Grenache”
Four Ws of wine 2 of 2
W’s determine wine’s destiny. Continue reading “Four Ws of wine 2 of 2”
Four Ws of wine 1 of 2
W’s determine wine’s destiny. Continue reading “Four Ws of wine 1 of 2”
Sulfites
“Contains sulfites”—sobering warning found on almost every wine label. Continue reading “Sulfites”
Saber champagne
For beverage so elegant, it is ironic optimum way to open champagne is pedestrian. Continue reading “Saber champagne”
Holiday gifts
Are you pressed to find last-minute, perfect holiday gift for a wine lover or developing wine appreciator? Ideas: Continue reading “Holiday gifts”
Christmas mulled wine
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Bing Crosby ringing in your ears. Yuletide carols sung by a choir, folks dressed up like Eskimos—Christmas, season for loving nostalgia. Continue reading “Christmas mulled wine”
Decanting
To decant or not to decant. That is the question. Is it nobler of the vine to suffer the slings and arrows of tannic tightness, or to take up arms against it with a sea of aeration, and—by so opposing—soften them? Continue reading “Decanting”
Terroir
Which is more important: grape or place the grape grows? Depends on who you ask and how much argument you want. Continue reading “Terroir”