Why would you drink wine from grapes you’ve never heard of unless you’re on your honeymoon or an exotic vacation? Just when you thought you were starting to understand wine because you could rattle off the names of a few grape varieties and even briefly describe the kind of wines they give, someone gets excited […]
Gregor Kuonen
Wine and food are not dating: they’re married
Goûts et terroirs, an excellent fair The more wine tastings, competitions and other events that I attend with wine professionals, the more uncomfortable I am with that wines are almost always rated at tasting sessions without food – out of the context in which people generally drink them. Yesterday I read, on Vivino, an assessment […]
It’s a new year, so let’s try new wines
Here’s what I’m opening for New Year’s Eve: three bottles I don’t know, none of them old, because I like to look forward at this time of year. I know and trust the producers and will enjoy learning something new about their work. I think celebrating a new year should mean reminding ourselves to be […]