Sensual Toasting with Valentine Bubbly from Champagne Taittinger
For a long time, I viewed Valentine’s Day as a perfect time for Petite Sirah… PS I Love You et al. And, I still think Petite is a great wine for the heartiest of beings among us… Those who crave only RED wine. I can’t blame them for that. I have a love for all [...]
Educate Your Palate By Trying Old World Versus New World Wines ~ The Red Version
This is a lead-in from two earlier posts, because it sets the stage, if you didn’t read either blog: Wine and Lunch With the Somms and Sellers ~ Young’s Market Style Looking to Quickly Educate Your Palate? Try Tasting Old World Versus New World Wines ~ The White Version My friend Chang Liow of Chinois [...]
Looking to Quickly Educate Your Palate? Try Tasting Old World Versus New World Wines ~ The White Version
This is a lead-in from yesterday, because it sets the stage, if you didn’t read yesterday’s blog… My friend Chang Liow of Chinois Asian Bistro had me stand in for him at a recent wine tasting and luncheon. His restaurant Chinois is located in Windsor, and the food is wonderfully delicious. If you’re a wine [...]
A Fabulous Holiday Gift for Your Favorite Wine Enthusiast ~ Le Nez Du Vin by Jean Lenoir
The Le Nez du Vin wine aroma kit is the original of all wine aroma kits on the market. Nobody does it better… It’s the Bentley of wine aromas, discovered by Jean Lenoir some 30 years ago… Often imitated, it can’t possibly be duplicated. Nor can there exist anything quite like it for a luxurious [...]
Guide to Holiday Wines ~ What to Give to Whom, or What to Enjoy and When ~ Happy Holidaze!
Holiday Office Party If you’re buying for the party, you don’t have to skimp on quality when buying in quantity for the office party. How about a Caposaldo Prosecco? Or… If you’re each bringing a wine, go for the bubbles, because it’s so traditional, and this one is a great value. Bubbles inspired everyone to [...]
Picking the Brain of Someone in Wine Retail
I believe that it’s my duty – at this stage in my career – to mentor an upcoming wine generation. The new writers aren’t starting blogs, so much, though; they’re working for marketing companies… It seems that there’s become an established group who flew into the slight crack of the socialnomics window, and I was [...]
Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2011 ~ A vast world of wines exist beyond Nouveau ~ Here are a few
Last year was so nice, that now we’re doing it twice… Did you know: Beaujolais is the most wide-spread of the region’s appellations, which covers 27 square miles and 72 villages? The Beaujolais grape is Gamay, making up 99 percent of what the region offers? Beaujolais is the lightest, most refreshing region in France? I [...]
Ever Want to Visit Alsace? How About a Walking Tour Along Alsace’s Wine Trail?
This one’s got my attention. So much so that I would start training right now for next year, if I knew that they’d take me on as a journalist. The Wayfarers is a tour company established in 1984, and they immerse guests in culturally rich regions of the world best experienced on foot. Expert tour [...]
