It’s a new year. A new beginning. Perhaps, just perhaps, a time to uncomplicate our lives and get back to the basics. For a wine lover, that means not only drinking wine, but savoring it. Appreciating it. Getting the most out of each and every sip…

As America becomes ever more diversified, knowing how to welcome the new year with an appropriate toast becomes an ever more appreciated skill. When you raise a glass this coming Monday, here’s what to say in eight languages: Portuguese — Saude! (…

Much is made about the various shapes of wine glasses. Is it much ado about nothing? No. And yes. Allow us to explain… The purpose of any wine glass is to present the wine that’s poured into it in the most positive light possible. That means one…

Recently, one of our readers asked us for our advice/guidelines on recorking bottles, saving and storing open wines for later. So it here goes. Once a bottle of wine has been uncorked…or unscrewed, as more and more wineries embrace screw caps……

It’s not happening until the last Saturday in September, but I’ve already been working on my assignment for my friend’s wedding day: “doing the wine.” In this case, there’s no fancy dinner to worry about. That would have added another layer to the…

In yesterday’s blog on “doing the wine” for a special event, we considered the importance of planning, talked about how to get an accurate guest count, and looked at a basic formula for determining how much wine would be needed. But what kind of w…

Congratulations! You’ve been asked to “do the wine” for a friend’s big event and, in a moment of weakness, or perhaps sheer madness, you agreed. Now what? The first thing you need to know is that your Daytimer or other life-organizing tool is your…

A good friend is getting married in September. He nearly made it to 40 without taking that long walk, but now he has found “the one,” and I’m happy for him. We were talking about the wedding the other day, and I just couldn’t help myself. Being a …