Italian Wine Classifications Explained

Italian Wine Classifications Explained

Today I’m sitting in an interesting and eclectic coffee shop contemplating my blog post for this week and hoping that the inspiration will come to me. I notice a picture on the wall. To be fair, there are lots and lots of paintings and photographs on the walls that...
Six More Random Wine Questions

Six More Random Wine Questions

About 3 months ago, I did a Part 1 to this discussion on wine. I threw out six questions and gave six answers to some of the most asked queries about wine. In this blog post, I’d like to continue with six more random questions. Some of them are ones that I had...
What the heck is Vermouth?

What the heck is Vermouth?

Vermouth…it’s the ingredient that makes a Martini a Martini and a Manhattan a Manhattan, right? I know that it’s in there but what exactly is it? Let’s learn about this classic elixir. Vermouth is actually a fortified wine! Yes, it’s made from wine grapes. There’s a...
Enter: the Tasting Room

Enter: the Tasting Room

Over the past several years I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing many tasting rooms across the country. My first adventure to a tasting room was a bit intimidating but at the end of the day, it was exciting and educational. Did I feel like a novice? You bet! But it...
Decanting Wine for Pleasure

Decanting Wine for Pleasure

I have always thought that decanting wine was a very Continental kind of thing to do. When I was younger, I didn’t understand that there is a real purpose to decanting wine. I thought that people just transferred wine from the bottle to a much nicer vessel for “show”....