Author: Stephen Meuse

Almost anyone who has ever had a frustrating conversation with an over-zealous sommelier or retail clerk knows that wine is bedeviled by jargon: the language peculiar to a given field that … What a Spot of Tea Can Teach About WineRead more

Many of our readers will be familiar with the pleasures of Europe’s small, family-owned restaurants; places where a husband and wife split the front and back of the house duties, one … In Vino HumanitasRead more

The stern looking fellow above is Epicurus, a Greek philosopher of the early third century BCE. Considering that his name is linked to a way of life that puts a premium … Are You an Epicurian, or Just Epicurious?<br/>Read more

Our brains are busy things. What with all those neurons beavering away, sorting things out at work, home, school and dog park. It’s a lot for one organ to handle. Somehow, … Gray MatterRead more

The first order of business for the Biblical patriarch Noah, once his ark came to rest on Mt. Ararat and he and the fam set their sandals down on dry land … Mother VineRead more

There was a time in the Wine Corner when we took pains to identify wines made with organically farmed grapes or via the method known as biodynamics. We eventually, did away … Should You Be Buying Only Organic or Biodynamic Wine?Read more

Most of us turn to wine, if not as a vehicle of relaxation, at least as a gateway to it. If you’ve gone so far as to acquire the apéritif habit, … Cuddler or Puzzler?Read more

This Week in the Wine Corner: Good of you to take time to talk with us here in the Wine Corner, Easter Bunny.  It’s been four years since our last chat … Five More Minutes with the BunnyRead more

As a kid, your correspondent loved television, cars and newspapers. He grew up with four TV channels, three automakers, and two daily print papers. How very quaint and meager this all … Make Mine BrustianuRead more

We see that red pencil in your hand, censorious reader, poised to come down hard on some admittedly unorthodox grammar in this week’s headline. But let’s not be hasty, shall we? … Them That Has GetsRead more

The cute verse is from the site OEDILF.co, where an editorial team and a host of contributors were once busy compiling a complete English dictionary, each word defined by means of … Tum TUMP-itty TUMP-itty TUMRead more

The universe, it seems, is a one way street, moving temporally from the Big Bang to some uncertain destination in one direction only, from the present to the future and never … Wine’s ArrowRead more