It was September 2021 and the Wine Spectator Video Contest committee just announced their video competition winners. I have followed the WS annual video competition off and on for several years. But something clicked in me when I saw the winning video. I thought it was good, but I knew …
We all enjoy pairing red wine with delicious food and good fun but for some of us, the pairing is far from being as enjoyable. Drinking red wine, even in small amounts can cause splitting headaches. I personally experience those headaches from time to time, but not always. So what …
Your home-cooked dinner date is approaching and you are starting to come up with ways to impress your special guest. This is the big one and everything has to be perfect! You’re thinking about what to wear, how to style your hair, the cologne you’ll use, the music you’ll play, …
Buying and saving wine for a special occasion is an exciting process. Its conviviality brings people together, and makes it the ideal beverage to mark a milestone in someone’s life. If you have kids, save a wine bottle or two of their birth year, and open it on their special …
Don’t worry, this isn’t another write-up about the health benefits of wine… Because we already know wine is healthy. But there’s a catch: you must enjoy it with moderation. With who? ;) MODERATION, also known as moderate amounts, and within reasonable limits. As much as I hate to say it, moderation …
Does size matter? Of course size matters! To start, can you imagine a movie in which the role of a giant shark is played by a goldfish? Not the same, is it? Better yet, the movie King Kong played by Curious George? And what about the Grand Canyon? Calling it …
As I’ve said in my recent wine pairing article, One of my favorite cocktails is a Vodka Martini. Not to compare myself to the world’s favorite spy, I do enjoy a dry martini… 3 olives – shaken, not stirred ;-) But I also enjoy a nice Champagne wine cocktail, too. …
Valentine’s Day came and went quickly, just like every other holiday. With our busy lives, we barely have time to appreciate and enjoy these moments. Fortunately, we can celebrate love everyday of the year and we don’t need a holiday to express our feelings to the ones we love. Besides, …
My wife and I went on yet another wine tasting trip in the Santa Ynez Valley a while back. Yes I know… What else is new? We went to Lincourt Vineyards, and after chatting with the tasting room manager for a while, he graciously gave us a wine barrel from …
I’ve been eating sushi for as long as I can remember. I do have a handful of wines that pair quite well with sushi. Pairing sushi with the right wine makes me enjoy them even more than I ever thought possible. Although depending on my mood, I’ll just have a …
