I’d love to be able to recommend a good, high-quality California Riesling to customers, but there just aren’t a lot of good options available in
Riesling & The Limitations of Selling Wine in a Grocery Store (Part 1)
Can you recommend a good Riesling? I actually cringe a little inside every time someone asks me that question. Not because I don’t like Riesling,
Mega Purple: The One-eyed, One-horned Flyin’ Purple Pinot Fixer
Not long after I first started working in wine retail, we were tasting through some new-to-the-store Pinot Noirs at work, and I mentioned I’d never
Good Wine is a Necessity of Life For Me (Wine, Words, and Wednesday, No. 137)
Damn. It’s been a while since I’ve done a Wine, Words & Wednesday post. I’ve been thinking about the Founding Fathers a lot this past
A Generational Approach to Tasting Sweet Reds
Working in wine retail, one of the most common questions I get is, “Can you recommend a good sweet red?” Nope. But I can tell
Madeira: The Original Patriotic Wine
If the American Revolution had a sponsor, it would have been Madeira. Just look at this resume: Betsy Ross sipped Madeira while sewing the American
