Monthly Archives: January 2008

Super Bowl Wine

With the Super Bowl right around the corner many of us are in the process of planning a party. While most fans don't really have a dog in this race any more, we still all crowd around the television like ...

Read the label!

The author of this article makes some very good points about reading the label when being served in a restaurant. Often we assume that the various acts that make up wine service are just formalities, or are out-dated traditions. This ...

Studies have shown…

Time and again we see headlines about how wine experts have been fooled by this or that. A few weeks ago it was that price influences how a wine tastes. More recently it has been that some experts couldn't even ...

Italian Wines

Italy is a growing region that I do not know enough about with respect to either its wines or its geography. The one thing that I do know is that I like Italian wine quite a bit, and every glass ...

Interesting look at how a Sommelier can make a difference for an establishment

This article shows how the right person can change the entire direction of a restaurant. I love the following concept. If you've ordered a bottle of wine that you don't like at Johnny Delmonico's, Craig Madigan would like you to please ...