Wine Tasting Classes for Fall
France vs South America Part of the ongoing series of wine tastings devised by the brilliant Alana Zerbe. Take two great wine countries, toss them into a battle royale, and see …
Wine Tasting
Summer Wine School
Spending your summer in the Italian Riviera, then this isn’t for you. Vacationing in Rioja? Stay put. Touring Sonoma with a winemaker friend? Don’t change your plans. Everyone else, pay attention! …
Cabernet Sauvignon, Explained
Take a look at a list of the best-scored wines globally; browse the web for the most expensive reds in the market, or browse the top-shelf section of your local wine …
10 Tips For Food and Wine Pairings
Eating what you like with a glass of your favorite wine is a great idea; eating should be a singular pleasure. But food and wine pairings are not a solitary affair. …
The Seven Types of Corkscrews
Know Your Enemy: The Cork. Corks slowly became the most prominent bottle stoppers during a long three-hundred-year period between 1600 and the early 1900s. With the cork becoming a standard closure, …
Sommelier Courses in America
The world of wine is wonderful. Sommelier training opens opportunities in all sectors, from the hospitality industry to retail, from education to marketing, from distribution to production. Wine jobs are not …
Buying Wine Online
This was an easy list to write! I buy around $80K worth of wine a year for the wine school, not me. So I know who really delivers, in the most …
The Whine & Cheeze Show!
The Whine & Cheeze Show! This is a fun project I worked on with Emilio Mignucci from DiBrunos and producer Jordan Sloane. This project also got me a profile on IMDb, …
Wine Reviews: The Essential Guide
As long as there’s been wine, there’s been, wine writers. In Roman times, Pliny the Elder was very adept at identifying the best wines in the empire. A good review from …
How to Become a Wine Expert
Anyone can become a wine expert. With a halfway decent work ethic and a little support, you can do this. Wine is not rocket science. If you have the drive, you …
Wine Tasting at Home
Spend a few minutes listening to a sommelier speak about wine, and they will soon have you dazzled with their talk of aromas and bouquets, unknown wine valleys, and silky tannins. …
Wine and Pizza Pairing
Okay, so John McKeever reached out to me a while back. Remember Delco Proper on Comedy Central? He was the director and star of that show. Apparently, he attended a class …
The Six Worst Food and Wine Pairings
We learn from failure, not from success. And although food and wine pairings are subjective and depend on the people’s taste and preference, some mismatches feel odd. A good pairing brings …
Italian Food and Wine Pairing
Italian food is beloved everywhere. Because of that, you will see sommeliers pairing Italian dishes with wine from nearly every country in the world. A good Chilean Sauvignon Blanc will match …
German Food and Wine Pairings
In today’s global economy, gastronomy is beyond generalizations. No cuisine can be justly profiled with a list of a few traditional dishes. Instead, like cultures, cuisines evolve, influenced by trends and …
40 Essential Wine Terms
Have you ever gone wine tasting and had no clue about anything anyone was saying? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with these 40 common wine terms and tasting descriptions. For a …