“A bottle of good wine, like a good act, shines ever in the retrospect.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Stevenson had it right about special wines being eminently memorable, though he forgot to add the part about how wine tasting, like a hot date, owes so much to anticipation. And as much as I like to…
The Most Beautiful Wine Cellars In The World, Revisited (Now With Drool-Inducing Pics!)
After my review last week of the newly-released book by Astrid Fobelets, Jurgen Lijcops, The Most Beautiful Wine Cellars In The World, I received requests (one in the comments, and a few more via email) for some pictures from that haughty tome. After all, if you’re gonna drop upwards of $60 on a coffee table…
“A Wine for Any Food”: Master Sommelier Interview with George Miliotes
I first met Master Sommelier George Miliotes during a press dinner at the Cherry Hill, NJ location for Seasons 52 (for whom George holds the beverage director chair). George is a down-to-earth, affable guy with a clear passion for sharing the joys of our favorite beverage, and he has a wry smile that came out…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-05-01
08 Pellegrino Passito di Pantelleria (Marsala): The orange rind & dried apricot are intense, but for this $, where's the acid? $27 B- # 09 Dancing Coyote Gewurztraminer (Clarksburg): Light on the spice, but big on the tasty florals & citrus (& ultra-light on the wallet) $11 B # 08 Dancing Coyote Petite Sirah (Clarksburg):…