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  • Under Appreciated And Under Priced Summer Wines You Need To Drink Now

    Under Appreciated And Under Priced Summer Wines You Need To Drink Now

    Summer time is a great time for wine, friends and fun.  But after a few weeks of drinking those California Chardonnay staples or the standard Sauvignon Blancs that everyone loves so much, where should you go next?  What are some other summer options that can quench your thirst while offering a little something new, a […]

  • How to Easily Decode a French Wine Label

    How to Easily Decode a French Wine Label

    Reading a French wine label is a little different than reading one from a US winery.  The labels are typically more complex with unfamiliar terms and phrases but with a little practice and geographic research, you’ll soon be listing off your favorite appellations in no time. There are four key aspects to a French wine […]

  • 8 Tricks To Finding Awesome Wine Values

    8 Tricks To Finding Awesome Wine Values

    We all want to find the best wine values we can, but often times we aren’t looking in the right places, or observing the right things.  Are you looking at the label, the ratings, the price discount, or the sign that says “staff picks” next to the wine? Those can be helpful as part of […]

  • How To Tell If Riesling is Dry or Sweet

    How To Tell If Riesling is Dry or Sweet

    Riesling is one of the most misunderstood and arguably under-appreciated varietals in the modern wine world. And I’m really talking about the perceptions of your general everyday wine buyer. Not the wine geeks. I heard a quote recently about Riesling that I thought really summed it up right. It went something along the lines of […]

  • How to Open a Bottle of Wine When the Cork Breaks

    How to Open a Bottle of Wine When the Cork Breaks

    Breaking a cork inside the neck of a bottle when opening wine can be particularly frustrating, especially if there’s a crowd.  While this doesn’t happen often (primarily on older bottles where the cork has experienced deep seepage or become dried out and brittle), it’s usually not that hard to stage a strong recovery and remove […]

  • 10 Things I Wish I Knew When I First Started Drinking Wine

    10 Things I Wish I Knew When I First Started Drinking Wine

    There’s no question that the wine world can be intimidating for those early on in their wine journey. I remember a while back when I was at a business dinner and one of the gentleman I was dining with was ordering wine by the producer and year without looking at the wine list. I hoped […]