Brace yourself: the hordes will be descending this weekend, if they haven’t already started. They’ll be in search of wines for holiday entertaining and holiday gift-giving. Here are some ideas of what they may be looking for based on what’s out there on the intertubes … [level-members] Best Champagnes of the Year Would you like […]
Archive for December, 2016
Wine Stories Worth Sharing: Holiday Entertaining Editi
December 15th, 2016100 Points – It’s Not the Wine, It’s the Experien
December 14th, 2016100-point wines and Top 100 lists surround us at this time of year, and not just for wine. I won’t deny that they can be a helpful guide for those looking to replenish the stack of books on their bedside tables or to find their must-see movies before the Academy Awards, but there’s really so […]
Amazon Go and Its Impact on Reta
December 13th, 2016Your initial reaction to Amazon Go might be fear and/or loathing. But it may actually be good news. [level-members] Amazon Go, which you can learn about here among other places, is a new experiment by Amazon in which retail employees are not needed for checkout. That sounds as if they’re trying to make retail employees obsolete. […]
Wine Industry News for 12/12/
December 12th, 2016Climate change benefits Brits, Northern Rhone reds reaping the rewards of a great year, American attitudes at odds worth the experts, and international throw-down: are Londoners more wine-savvy than New Yorkers? [level-members] New York vs. London Clearly, most of the world doesn’t care who knows more about wine, Londoners or New Yorkers. They just wish […]
Food & Wine Pairing: Overnight Guests and Brun
December 9th, 2016No, we aren’t recommending that you serve your overnight guests with fava beans and a nice chianti a la Hannibal Lector. We are suggesting that brunch is better than breakfast when you have a house full of overnight guests because Not everybody gets up at the crack of dawn Wine [level-members] You can’t serve wine […]
Wine Stories Worth Sharing – December 8, 20
December 8th, 2016Another pricey way to keep your open wine bottles fresh, another computerized way to pick what you’ll drink tonight. Sparkling reds. And reason not to put off until tomorrow the good wine you can drink today. [level-members] Another Way to Keep That Open Bottle Fresh I love an idea that makes it easier to make wine […]
Wine Beyond The Most Well-Known Regio
December 7th, 2016When it comes to wine regions, everyone knows Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Napa Valley, along with a handful of other high-profile regions. Encouraging your shop customers to foray beyond the tried-and-true can benefit you on a number of levels. [level-members] First, helping customers explore wine from, say, South Africa, or even less popular regions of Italy and […]
Issues with Franchise La
December 6th, 2016Regardless of where you sit on the political spectrum – left, right or center – I think we can all agree that there’s real harm being done by politicians who cater to special interests and their campaign contributions. The wine industry is no stranger to the advantages or disadvantages (depending on which side of an […]
Wine Industry News for 12/5/20
December 5th, 2016This week our roundup of wine industry news includes two stories on vineyard workers, more bad news from France, and more sake for readers of the Wine Advocate. [level-members] Seed vs. Grape Legalized marijuana may be good or it may be evil, but it’s definitely a problem for vineyard managers who need field workers. Wines […]
Food & Wine Pairing: Pasta with Cream Sauc
December 2nd, 2016It’s getting to that time of year when a stick-to-your-ribs carbonara sauce – or something like it – starts to sound really, really good. [level-members] What do you want to serve with a dish like that? Of course it will depend on exactly what the sauce is, but in most cases you’re going to want […]