Perhaps you’ve heard of sabering champagne, which is where you take a sharp object, a saber if you have one handy, and tap smartly...
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Remember the tasting room scene in “Sideways” where a distraught Miles drinks out of the spit bucket? Yeah, that’s probably not something you want...
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I learned something new the other day. The practice of popping an icecube or two into a glass of wine is known in France as...
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I’ve always been in the Groucho Marx school of club membership _ I don’t care to belong to any club that will have...
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Today is the third Thursday in November, which means it’s OK to drink Beaujolais Nouveau under French regulations. If you are an expert wine drinker this...
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My career as a wine country reporter started out at the top _ a visit to Harlan Estate, a place that makes small quantities of big...
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