Author: Stephen Meuse

The chattering classes of the the food and wine world find plenty to argue about, but I think its safe to say that there is today near-universal agreement on one point: … Balm for the old wound</br>Read more

First-time visitors to Central Bottle in Cambridge, Massachusetts are generally charmed by its appealing design and handsome, understated  furnishings. I can tell you it’s a pleasure to spend a workday in … How many kinds of wine are there?</br>Read more

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

By now it’s likely you’ve seen one of the new spots Verizon has rolled out touting the reach of their nationwide wireless network.  In the ads people are set in front … Of soggy madeleines and upscale ratatouille<br>Read more

Some of the chief pleasures wine affords derive from the effects it produces on the special, hyper-sensitive tissue that lines the inside of our mouths – the way it grasps the … Lessons from the haberdashery<br>Read more

On Monday November 4th mobile-radio.net set up seven microphones in the Mosel Valley cellar of Rudolf and Rita Trossen to capture the sounds of the freshly-pressed 2013 vintage in the process … Yeast song<br>Read more

The Boston Globe Magazine recently published a story with my byline on sparkling wines for the holidays.  I had fun putting it together and editor Anne Nelson made a lovely two page … Go froth and multiply <br>Read more

Michael Schmelzer is the enologist and agronomist at Monte Bernardi, his family’s wine estate in Tuscany. The 130 acre property is in Panzano, the very heart of Chianti Classico (it’s said that … In the bellybutton of Chianti Classico<br>Read more

Here in Wine Corner, we often bring consumers into direct contact with the people who make their wine by hosting visiting winemakers and showcasing their products at our tasting table. But … David Mitchell is Looking for a Hand to Shake<br/>Read more

This week’s New York Times magazine featured an interview with that Moses of U.S. specialty importers, Berkeley-based Kermit Lynch — and it’s well worth your time.  Lynch was an early advocate … Kermit Lynch, the 100 year-old <em>negoce,</em> and how old wines resemble old peopleRead more