Who’s Buying?
As you walk the aisles of your favorite location to buy wine, have you ever looked around at who else is there? You can bet ...
Why Best in Glass is a BIG deal
A group of outstanding South Florida sommeliers got together in the beverage lab at Johnson & Wales University February 12 and performed a wonderful service ...
Gearing Up for the Holidays
Wine for the Holidays We are dashing full speed into the abyss known as “the year-end holidays,” and while the prospect of celebration ...
A Sense of Place
Though not conveyed by an official looking seal, there are some serious regulations behind that seemingly simple designation that your bottle of wine is from ...
A Bunch of Grape Events
This is one of those weeks during the year when I envy that hamster running on his exercise wheel to nowhere – even he seems ...
Heads Up!
Betty Balfour in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1928 silent film Champagne [Photo: Hitchcock Champagne 1928] Champagne has always been marketed as a wine for celebration, and at ...
My Two Scents Worth
Here are two scents I don’t want in my wine glass: window cleaner and vinegar. Why these two scents? Well, it’s a long story. Over ...
New Flavors for VeritageMiami
The past two weeks have brought some exciting announcements from VeritageMiami, so exciting I think they are worth recapping here. Last week, we announced the ...
There’s Gold In That Silver
In the aftermath of our Best in Glass (BIG) Wine Challenge, there has been a lot of attention paid to the gold medal-winning wines. That ...
Don’t Worry – It’s Easier to Sip Than Say
Despite the rain that is a regular feature of our South Florida summers, we Floridians do love to cook outside. Grilling is a treasured summertime ...