You are salivating in anticipation of the delicious steak/bird/fish and pour a special bottle for the occasion. Then, yikes, a goblin grabs your nose. Burnt matches. Wet cardboard. Freshly deposited stuff in a barnyard. Continue reading “Wine faults”
Month: October 2013
Halloween
Wine and Halloween can go frightfully well together, but it takes extra effort, so suggestions for fright night wine fun come eight days early, not on the eve of All Hallows Eve. Continue reading “Halloween”
Madeira
What a wonderful time: summer heat is past; great harvest holidays approach. Time to contemplate one of the greatest and most unusual wines in the world: Madeira, an ideal wine to enjoy at the warm, fuzzy end of a feast or while snuggling in a favorite blanket as the first chills of winter whisper outside. Continue reading “Madeira”
Wine age groups
Millennials (21-34 year olds) may get wine sales hype, but Boomers (47-64 year olds) own wine market share. Continue reading “Wine age groups”
Wine state laws
Wine is food, cornerstone of civilization for millennia, central part of religious celebrations from time out of memory, component of diets science asserts help people live longer, happier lives. And a beverage state legislatures feel compelled to mess with because that’s what state legislatures do. Continue reading “Wine state laws”