by admin | Apr 23, 2019 | Blog
n Joan Miró – The Sparkling Gold Bird Encircles the Thought of the Poet – 1951 The first time I ever paid for a professional tasting was in the summer of 1987. It was at Singer & Foy, a now-defunct retailer then located just off Washington Square in...
by admin | Mar 5, 2019 | Blog
n Weingut Wittman, Rheinhessen In blind tasting practice and exams there are two sets of grapes that consistently give students nightmares. I call them the “Evil Dwarves.” Each set is populated by grapes easily confused for one other. The first set is made up of...
by admin | Feb 8, 2019 | Blog
n ©1977 Napa County Development Council Summer 1976 and the Paris Tasting. The repeal of prohibition was just 43 years before. Dry table wines had only been outselling fortified sweet jug wines in the U.S. since 1968. For most Americans, fine wine—and fine dining for...
by admin | Dec 10, 2018 | Blog
n The holiday season is upon us. It’s time to navigate the perilous waters of office parties, dysfunctional family gatherings, and general seasonal mayhem. But fear not. As in years past, I’ve put together a list of gift ideas including medicinal beverages for...
by admin | Nov 14, 2018 | Blog
n I’ve written this blog for almost seven years and never dedicated a post to wine recommendations for a specific occasion. I think the other eight zillion wine blogs out there more than cover that topic. However, the holidays are almost here so why not make an...
by admin | Nov 9, 2018 | Blog
n Marc Chagall – Blue Village, 1975 Good friend and fellow MS, Evan Goldstein, once explained to me the difference between a great wine and a great wine experience. The former, he said, is just as implied; a prohibitively expensive, great, or legendary bottle...
