If someone says they’re from the Valley, Greenwich or the Jersey Shore, you have some sense of what they might be like. (If they lived in all three, then omigod they went to prep school, Snooki!) Same for where wine’s grown – if it’s hot or cold, has ocean breezes, what kind of soil’s in … Continue reading
Category Archives: grape juice
tap dance
Happy weekend for grapefriend – I went to a place where they had wines and beers right next to each other on tap. The wine on tap trend has been around for a little bit, but I just hadn’t personally seen it in effect. Yes, there are those places where they have bottles in cold … Continue reading
keep it clean, kids
I just read about this new study that tried to figure out how Millennials (hate that term) drink wine. It was done by the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University, and the awesomest things to come out of it were the random comments. People said they like to drink wine while hiking, reading and … Continue reading
screw this
Screw caps are not the devil. By which I mean they are no indication of a bad wine. Tons of wines are switching away from corks these days, something I used to think meant “here’s some liquid puke in a bottle.” Not so any more. Sort of like how Justin Timberlake used to be in … Continue reading
the summer of riesling
I’ve become obsessed with Riesling. I haven’t always been. I used to actually not like it at all and thought it was always sweet (not true). But last summer, I read an article about this wine bar Terroir proclaiming the Summer of Riesling. They were only going to serve Riesling as their white wine for … Continue reading
drinking games
So the other night I was out to dinner at SD26, on Madison Square Park, and the sommelier handed the wine menu to one of the guys. This gave me anxiety. I like to be in charge of what I’m drinking, and usually waiters automatically hand the wine menu to a guy. So this guy … Continue reading
