Back in the Baby Boom 1960s, American oenophile wannabes knew almost nothing about wine. Continue reading “Wine scores 1 of 5”
Month: August 2012
Labor Day summer sippers
Two months of summer are gone, one month remains. Labor Day looms in dozen days as final hot holiday. Continue reading “Labor Day summer sippers”
Ordering wine in restaurant
You invited your girlfriend’s parents, or your boss, or old classmate to be your guest at a fine restaurant. How do you impress when ordering wine? Continue reading “Ordering wine in restaurant”
Cooking wine
You’ve been here: second bottle of wine is not up to snuff. Guests taste and demure they’ve enjoyed the evening and must think about driving home. You don’t like the wine either. Continue reading “Cooking wine”
Opening cork bottles
We visited opening screw tops last week. This week: traditional corks. Continue reading “Opening cork bottles”