Category: Food and Wine
How to Plan a Sherry Wine Tasting
Host your own Sherry wine tasting with great friends, delicious food, and spectacular wines! Follow these top tips from ex-El Bulli sommelier Lucas Paya to put on an event with Andalucian style and flair.
Read More 5 Bordeaux Wine Facts Made Clear by Traveling
French wine has always spoken to my heart and palate, so it is no mystery that I am drawn to the wines of one of the most historically important wine regions in the world, Bordeaux. My most recent travels took me on a wine adventure to a villa in Saint Émilion and exploration of the region. While you can learn most everything from a book, here are five Bordeaux wine facts that became clearer after visiting the region:
Read More Ten Truths About Cabernet Franc
#CabFrancDay is fast approaching on Sunday, December 4th. How can you prepare? All you need to do is purchase a bottle of Cabernet Franc by 8pm EST on its special day, when Lori Budd founder of #CabFrancDay will host the second annual #CabFrancDay Twitter chat. Then pop the cork and join the fun!
Read More Top 6 Must-Have Wine Reading from Jennifer Lamb
What’s on my bed-side table these days? Dozens of books from travel to intrigue to historical novels and self-help; all with bookmarks in them from chapters read and devoured. But for the wine lover, here are some of my favorite recent finds.
Read MoreAdvice for Students Taking the Certified Sommelier Examination
The Certified Sommelier Examination was introduced in December of 2005. Previously students who passed the MS Introductory examination could apply directly to the Advanced Course after waiting the required years’ time. More...
Read More Guide to Wine for Passover
by Stephanie Block Mazel tov, it’s almost Passover! We know that our Jewish readers are elbow-deep...
Read MoreTasting Interview: Thomas Price, MS
Thomas Price, MS is the head sommelier and educator at the Metropolitan Grill, Seattle’s premier steakhouse. Price came to Seattle in 1988 from Anchorage and managed beverage programs for some of Seattle’s top restaurateurs. In...
Read MoreTasting Interview: Doug Frost, MS, MW
Good friend Doug Frost is the second among only four people in the world to have passed both the Master Sommelier and Master of Wine exams. Author of several books, including “Uncorking Wine,” “On Wine,”...
Read MoreWine Advice 101: The Dining Ritual
One of my core beliefs about wine is that it’s the great connector. Wine connects us in ways that no other thing, substance, or small household appliance does. That for thousands of years, since the time Cro-Magnon man first...
Read MoreWine Ballet: How to Deal with Wine in Restaurants
Not long ago I had a lengthy phone conversation with a writer who was putting together a piece for the NY Post. During our chat he happened to bring up just how difficult it was for him to get a good bottle of wine in a...
Read More 5 Wines to DRINK this Thanksgiving
We know there are plenty of lists out there on wines to pair with foods on Thanksgiving. But what...
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