Madrid, Spain The unforgiving Madrid sun beats down on the pavement, the mercury stubbornly refusing to dip below 100°F even as the clock ticks past 8:15 PM.I've just stumbled out of my air-conditioned sanctuary, sweat already beading on my brow, with only one...
How We Protect Your Wine From the Heat
Annapolis, MD So, we’ve received queries from a few members to the effect of: “It’s the dead of...
I Love Brett
New York, NY “I want it to taste like someone stuffed gym socks in the bottle.” Across the table,...
Argentina Awarded Top Wine Spot
Delray Beach, FL Shockwaves rippled through the wine world last week with the release of the...
Confessions of a Wine Salesman
Delray Beach, FL – We had occasion this past weekend to thumb through a copy of What Makes a Wine...
“Natural” Wine?
“Look at that sediment,” C said. “It’s almost like apple cider.” We were inspecting a cloudy...
No, Most Wines Aren’t Meant for the Cellar
“The wines are on their way!” said Diego. We let out a whoop. After months and months, we finally...
Are You Drinking “Cloned” Wine?
Annapolis, MD40 years ago, in the dead of night, a thief stole Burgundy’s greatest wine...
Ice cream wine
Sonoma, CA Never eat ice cream before going to a wine tasting. If you recall from last week, we...
The Complete Tasting Lessons with French Winemaker Julien Miquel
Retired winemaker and sommelier Julien Miquel has made wines all over the world, including at...
Sonoma’s Big Secret
Sebastopol, CA“I taste pork rind.”C began consoling the sommelier: “I don’t know what he’s talking...
12 Dirty Secrets of Cheap Wine (Part 2)
Last week, we showed you how winemakers trying to compete on the new global wine market are using...
12 Dirty Secrets of Cheap Wine (Part 1)
A number of you have written in asking for more information about the dirty secrets of the mass...
