Cheers to 2012!
Another year and another vintage is in the cellars.
Prosecco sparkles on its own
Prosecco is so consistently billed as an inexpensive alternative to Champagne that it’s selling like Miller High Life. Its current 220 million bottle production is expected to double within two […]
Spike your holiday with spirits
Nothing takes the edge off the holiday crazies like a mug of something that warms you right down to your grinchy little toes. These winter warmers will light your fire […]
Useful gifts for the wine enthusiast
I’ve said it before and I’m going to say it every year: Just because someone loves wine doesn’t mean that she wants a wine gadget as a gift…or a cork […]
The etiquette of bringing a bottle
’Tis the season for dinner and holiday parties and the easiest way to arrive (apart from empty-handed) is bearing a bottle of wine.
The beat on Tempo
After leaving a restaurant that will go unnamed without having been served (not a drink or even an ounce of eye contact), we wandered into Tempo, one of the newest […]
The joy of small pours, carafes and half bottles
Americans are becoming a wine savvy bunch. Last year, we drank France under the table, becoming the world’s largest consumer of wine.
Pairing up on Thanksgiving Day
Food steals the show on Thanksgiving, but that doesn’t mean the wine should be a complete afterthought. It is, after all, easier to reconcile family feuds with a glass in […]