Month: January 2014

Proportion and scale are important in wine, particularly when it comes to matching food and wine at the table.  A powerful dish will overwhelm a slender wine, no matter how elegant, … Wine that changes people’s minds</br>Read more

The benefits of preparation are pretty well-established by now, wouldn’t you say?  It’s why you read all the directions before assembling your IKEA bookshelf, and why you do a mise en … The pleasures of the house pour<br>Read more

In 2004, independent filmmaker and ex-sommelier Jonathan Nossiter administered a royal skewering to some of Big Wine’s biggest wigs with his quirky, accusatory documentary Mondovino.  In one of the film’s more memorable scenes, … What’s hot in the world of wine? <br>Read more