Monthly Archives: January 2009

2007 San Felice Vermentino Maremma Toscana Perolla

Just another weird weather day in early January, it was 78 degrees and sunny today in Houston. So to pair with Joe's Mediterranean fare of broiled lamb ribs, homemade hummus, falafel and tomato cucumber salad, with a complement of ...

Wine and Cheese Video

Many people think that wine and cheese are an automatic match. That is not really true. A lot of wines and cheeses are horrible matches. Pairing them can be as tough as pairing any food and wine. However, pairing sweet ...

Tasting 125 Wines: Do Not Try this at Home!

How many folks could taste 125 wines in just 3 hours? I know we had a least that many at the New Zealand Wine Tasting event at last year's Wine Blogger Conference--but I would not try it at home. It's ...

Alpana Singh saves you money

In the interest of saving us all some money, Master Sommelier Alpana Singh picks out 10 wines under $10. I especially like this advice she offers in the article: The secret to drinking well on the cheap is to explore wines ...

Another Wine Byte 1: What is Wine?

Weekly Snippets of OenoInfo to Impress your Friends There is a local college radio station we listen to that runs a segment they call a "News Tip." I find this an especially annoying misnomer, because the DJs aren't giving tips at ...