What Makes a Wine Last More than Five Years
I was recently gifted with Kevin Zraly’s wonderful 2008 edition of Windows of the World Complete Wine Course. While a number of things may have
March 2, 2016
Category: Wine 101
Best Practices for Corkage Fees
Knowing that alcohol is one of the biggest moneymakers for restaurants, I’m curious what the breakeven point is for the rare restaurants that don’t charge
February 3, 2016
Getting Your Wine Tasting Order Right
When you bring friends together for an evening of wine tasting, do you ever struggle with the order you choose to serve the wines? This
January 20, 2016
Why Are Some Wines More Noble than Others?
Why are some wines called noble? Isn’t that a bit of a slight to all other wines that don’t make this cut? If the noble
November 4, 2015
Rethinking the Traditional Wine Tasting Order
Everyone knows that you’re supposed to taste wine in a pretty strict, classical order: White to red. Light to heavy. Dry to sweet. There’s lots
September 23, 2015
What’s the Best Temperature to Serve Wine?
Were you taught at a relatively young age that white wine is served chilled, and red wine is served at room temperature? I know I
June 24, 2015
Why Do I See Crystals in my Wine?
Have you ever opened a bottle of red wine and found crystals (also known as wine diamonds) on the cork or in the wine itself?
May 27, 2015
Stemware Composition 101
Thanks to Wine Folly, I am pleased to tell you that I now know the difference between glass, crystal, and lead-free crystal. You might know
October 8, 2014
Three Ways to Recognize Bad Wine
There’s nothing sadder than a beautiful bottle of bad wine! You reach for the anticipated bottle, imagining that first smooth, silky sip, the aromatic nose
June 11, 2014
Fake Chinese Wine
Last week, in my article entitled “Exploring Fake Wine,” I talked about the fact that wines that are called fake wines aren’t actually fake. They
July 17, 2013