by admin | Dec 20, 2023 | Blog
Mankind has been happily consuming alcoholic beverages for thousands of years. Historical evidence points to beer being made long before wine. At the very least, we know that the scores of unfortunate souls who built the pyramids were paid in beer and bread. The two,...
by admin | Dec 6, 2023 | Blog
It’s that time of year. The holidays are banging on the front door of your mind like a bunch of Jehovah’s Witnesses gone rogue. Yes, the end of the year is nigh and with it comes the chaos of gift shopping, office parties, and other seasonal social dysfunction. The...
by admin | Nov 22, 2023 | Blog
This post is primarily for all the non-industry compadres out there. I’m grateful that you keep reading my misguided ramblings. In this entry you’ll find a veritable plethora of great bottles. Most are priced under $50, and all guaranteed...
by admin | Nov 8, 2023 | Blog
The process of opening a bottle of wine, be it still or sparkling, is straightforward. However, there’s only one way to do it correctly, with minor variations depending on the style of restaurant. But most of the time it’s done wrong, as in slightly wrong in the...
by admin | Oct 25, 2023 | Blog
The story goes something like this. It was the first summer after Carla and I started dating, which was many moons ago. How many? That year the number one movie was the original summer blockbuster—Star Wars. Now it’s called Star Wars: A New Hope. This after the...
by admin | Oct 11, 2023 | Blog
Tannin, or tannic acid, is found in red wine. But it’s also infrequently found in a white wine like Chardonnay if the wine in question is kept in oak for an extended period of time. Otherwise, tannin is derived from grape skins and oak barrels in which red wines...
