Many times throughout the year, we get invited to a dinner party to celebrate a birthday. We’ve all been there… Fun with family and friends, tasty food, a little bit of drinking, lots of fun with people we love! So naturally, you decide to buy a bottle of wine for …
No doubt you have experienced having one (or more) alcoholic beverages too many. No one likes how they feel the next day. The headache, the body ache, the stomachache, the fast heartbeat, or worse… (You know what I mean.) But rest assured, there’s now a way to avoid those dreaded …
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 …
A wifi wine bottle that is connected to the Internet? Why would anyone want that? Well, I supposed if you have just about every wine toy out there, you might as well add this one to your collection. A Boston startup, Kuvée, has created a wifi wine bottle with a …
Wine has multiple personalities based on when, where and the people with whom it is enjoyed. Wine can be snotty and pretentious, classy and sophisticated, tasty and appealing, sexy and seductive, but it can also be fun and creative! The glassware of choice is greatly based on the above dispositions. …
Cork: a natural resource that changed our lives since B.C., allowing us to better seal and protect our food and beverages. Simple and modest, corks have been an essential part of the winemaking industry for many centuries. Those tiny inconspicuous plugs featuring different sizes and shapes are the most inspiring devices. Their job is quite …
When it comes to enjoying a nice bottle of wine at home, I can’t do it with my beautiful wife because she doesn’t drink. What can I say… love is blind and lovers cannot see. However, I have high hopes to be able to do this with my sons, though …
I was introduced to an incredible Zinfandel/Cabernet Sauvignon blend called THE PRISONER about 9 years ago when my local wine merchant suggested that I try it. And I remember what I was told at the time of purchase: “Open the bottle, pour a little into a glass, take in the …
Keeping your wine at the perfect temperature while enjoying it is not easy. There’s the ice bucket but the wine gets too cold. You can use a cooler, but the convenience factor gets greatly impaired and it seems a little amateurish. You can also use an insulated wine tote, but once …
In case you haven’t noticed by now, I love wine! I’ve had a lot of hobbies in my life, but I’ll have to say that this one is by far my favorite ;) A few weeks ago, my beautiful wife gave me the Kevin Zraly’s Complete Wine Course book for …
