Wine talk is surely as old as wine itself, or, if not quite, then at least as old as wine whose source could not be taken for granted by the person consuming it. The moment wine made the leap from something both created and consumed by the same household to an article of commerce, the services…
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This is Your Wine on Ice
I remember back in the 1980’s reading the late Marcella Hazan’s first cookbook and being taken aback by her confiding that the secret ingredient of all savvy cooks is . . . water. She went on to explain how either adding a bit or removing a bit (by simmering) would balance a sauce or…
Differences of Degree
An American’s first wine encounter while in Europe can elicit surprise. It’s not that Europeans keep the best for themselves — a strangely persistent canard. Rather, it’s the temperature at which wine is served. Whites abroad are typically served a little warmer and reds consistently cooler than Americans are used to. Is this just a…