RE: David Singer
I will soon be putting my money – or my earning of it – where my mouth is. Starting the end of July, I am going back to my roots and picking up my Tastevin with corkscrew in hand again. An opportunity just too good to pass up has presented... Read More
Taste for Yourself!
A number of recent articles have been swimming around in my mind to develop into this one. The first was from a great new magazine called sommelier journal. If you are on-premise, I would recommend you take a look at it. The article discussed how the modern sommelier is the... Read More
Weathering This Economic Storm
A recent wall street journal article noted some possibly alarming content about the economy in the coming years. The article was titled “Stocks Tarnished by Lost Decadeâ€. According to the article, stocks have traditionally been one of the best investments. Conventional wisdom, according to the article, has been to invest... Read More
Old School Warmth
As winter is upon us again it’s time to revisit drinks that ward off the chill. And for this article its time to go back to the near-forgotten originals. The oldies are goodies for a reason and this certainly goes beyond my beloved Side Car. Recently I found some very... Read More
Spring Cleaning
It’s spring, at last. Time to deep-clean our homes, our lives and our cellars. It’s the time of the year to look at our inventories and see what hasn’t moved since the Truman Administration. Yes, I’m referring to that case or odd bottle of fermented beverage that someone thought was... Read More
Tasting: Do it like the pros.
Well isn’t this overwhelming? Deliciously so, but where in the Expo do we begin in this sea of wine? As tempting as it is to just jump in and taste I would strongly recommend forming a plan before you wade in. That plan should consist first of knowing how to... Read More
Old School Warmth
As winter is upon us again it’s time to revisit drinks that ward off the chill. And for this article its time to go back to the near-forgotten originals. The oldies are goodies for a reason and this certainly goes beyond my beloved Side Car. Recently I found some very... Read More
Pink Pops!
Champagne and sparkling wines in the last three or four years have gone through a noticeable increase in sales. In fact, in 2OO6 sparkling wine sales were higher as a share of the market than its share at the millennium – with an increase of 2.9 percent versus the most... Read More
Defending Robert Parker
In my humble opinion, the constant noise about the “Parkerization†of the wine world is wearing just a little thin. In fact, it is getting on my nerves. Just in case, by some fluke, my dear reader, you are unfamiliar with the term, please allow this explanation. If a wine... Read More