Wine Basics

1. 

   2019.02.28

   How to read a Champagne label

   Although you might not seem so at first glance, you can glean a fair amount of i…

2. 

   2018.11.21

   Storing Wine – Some Good News!

   As much we would kill for a cavernous stone cellar in which to store our wines, …

3. 

   2018.10.12

   Basic Pairing Tips (Part 3)

   Now we are onto the more detailed, third stage of the pairing guide. Here, we ar…

4. 

   2018.09.27

   White wine with meat

   As a follow-up to our post about fish and red wine (controversial....? Not reall…

5. 

   2018.08.21

   To decant, or not to decant…

   The decanter. A topic of some serious discussion and controversy in wine circles…

6. 

   2018.08.2

   At what temperature should I serve my wine..?

   As our long, balmy summer continues, many people ask about which red wines might…

7. 

   2018.05.25

   France: the Appellation Nation

   French wine labels – and the appellation system in particular - can be a bit of …

8. 

   2018.05.21

   Fish and Red Wine…Really?

   Yes, absolutely. Well, sort of.The old adage that white wine must accompany …

9. 

   2018.05.16

   Basic Pairing Tips (Part 2)

   A second approach to matching food and wine is thinking about whether to contras…

10. 

    2018.05.2

    Basic Pairing Tips (Part 1)

    Pairing is a tricky topic and it's important to remember there aren't hard and f…